diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6b5c6962..1ce31181 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ author-email = openstack-dev@lists.openstack.org
 packages =
     mistralclient
 
-data_files =
-    /etc/bash_completion.d =
-        tools/mistral.bash_completion
-
 [entry_points]
 console_scripts =
     mistral = mistralclient.shell:main