diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 5451ace4..f399663c 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ graft contrib
 graft po
 graft plugins
 graft nova/api/openstack/schemas
-include nova/api/openstack/notes.txt
 include nova/auth/*.schema
 include nova/auth/novarc.template
 include nova/auth/opendj.sh