diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 99eabc9..631b4ee 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ setup(
     install_requires=['django'],
     license='APL',
     long_description=README,
-    long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     name='django-admin-sortable',
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['sample_project']),
     url='https://github.com/iambrandontaylor/django-admin-sortable',