diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 65656d555..0497792de 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ def _stamp_version(filename):
     py_modules=['git.' + f[:-3] for f in os.listdir('./git') if f.endswith('.py')],
     package_data={'git.test': ['fixtures/*']},
     package_dir={'git': 'git'},
-    license="BSD License",
     python_requires='>=3.0, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*',
     install_requires=requirements,
     tests_require=requirements + test_requirements,