diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ee0a7c0c..e7e35710 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ def get_data_files():
       version=__version__,
       description='Package for osg-configure and associated scripts',
       author='Suchandra Thapa',
-      author_email='sthapa@ci.uchicago.edu',
       maintainer='Matyas Selmeci',
       maintainer_email='matyas@cs.wisc.edu',
       url='http://www.opensciencegrid.org',