diff --git a/ClientRuntimes/Python/msrestazure/setup.py b/ClientRuntimes/Python/msrestazure/setup.py
index c1ef8453e5..0f7bb7eb51 100644
--- a/ClientRuntimes/Python/msrestazure/setup.py
+++ b/ClientRuntimes/Python/msrestazure/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     license='MIT License',
     description=('AutoRest swagger generator Python client runtime. '
                  'Azure-specific module.'),
-    long_description=open('readme.rst').read(),
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
         'Programming Language :: Python',