--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,20 +2,10 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-def long_description():
-  os.system('pandoc --from=markdown --to=rst --output=README.rst README.md')
-  readme_fn = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.rst')
-  if os.path.exists(readme_fn):
-    with open(readme_fn) as f:
-      return f.read()
-  else:
-    return 'not available'
-
 setup(
   name='gnomecast',
   version=__import__('gnomecast').__version__,
   description='A native Linux GUI for Chromecasting local files.',
-  long_description=long_description(),
   author='Derek Anderson',
   author_email='public@kered.org',
   url='https://github.com/keredson/gnomecast',