diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e09e72c1d3..3f6f64b389 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ classifier =
 data_files =
     etc/heat =
         etc/heat/api-paste.ini
-        etc/heat/policy.json
     etc/heat/environment.d = etc/heat/environment.d/*
     etc/heat/templates = etc/heat/templates/*
 packages =