diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 92db0e1d..38f64f12 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,25 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python2
 
 from distutils.core import setup
-import os
 import sys
 
-
-# config file
-data_files = [("/etc/lorax", ["etc/lorax.conf"]),
-              ("/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/", ["systemd/lorax.conf"])]
-
-# shared files
-for root, dnames, fnames in os.walk("share"):
-    for fname in fnames:
-        data_files.append((root.replace("share", "/usr/share/lorax", 1),
-                           [os.path.join(root, fname)]))
-
-# executable
-data_files.append(("/usr/sbin", ["src/sbin/lorax", "src/sbin/mkefiboot",
-                                 "src/sbin/livemedia-creator", "src/sbin/mkksiso"]))
-data_files.append(("/usr/bin",  ["src/bin/image-minimizer"]))
-
 # get the version
 sys.path.insert(0, "src")
 try:
@@ -42,6 +25,5 @@ setup(name="lorax",
       download_url="http://www.github.com/weldr/lorax/releases/",
       license="GPLv2+",
       packages=["pylorax"],
-      package_dir={"" : "src"},
-      data_files=data_files
-      )
+      package_dir={'': 'src'}
+)