diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 295590c..0bcab9c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ scripts =
bin/disk-image-get-kernel
bin/element-info
bin/ramdisk-image-create
-data_files =
- share/diskimage-builder/elements = elements/*
- share/diskimage-builder/lib = lib/*
- share/diskimage-builder/scripts = scripts/*
[global]
setup-hooks =