diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 38cb870e5..805cd41e9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ classifier =
 data_files =
     etc/barbican =
         etc/barbican/barbican-api-paste.ini
-        etc/barbican/policy.json
 packages =
     barbican