diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5a36f3f0..d3df1257 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ authors = [
     "Jacob Wilkins",
     "Alin M. Elena",
 ]
-license = "LICENSE"
 readme = "README.md"
 packages = [{include = "janus_core"}]
 classifiers = [