diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7159ea578..d5412c22e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ classifier =
 packages =
     dashboard
     stackalytics
-data_files =
-    etc/stackalytics =
-        etc/stackalytics.conf
-        etc/default_data.json
 
 [build_sphinx]
 all_files = 1