diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e5537a9..b9e1b2b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ authors = [
   { name="Phil", email="phil@pimoroni.com" },
 ]
 description = "boilerplate example for MicroPython libraries"
-readme = "README.md"
 classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License"
 ]