diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 603c33a6..3af1445f 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -5,7 +5,4 @@ include ChangeLog
 include tox.ini
 include .testr.conf
 recursive-include doc *
-recursive-include tests *
 recursive-include tools *
-exclude .gitignore
-exclude .gitreview
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 161ffbf4..5aae3a42 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,7 +37,3 @@ all_files = 1
 [upload_sphinx]
 upload-dir = doc/build/html
 
-[egg_info]
-tag_build = 
-tag_date = false
-tag_svn_revision = 0