diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6056e19b4..b5ffe4e41 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "futures-mio"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Alex Crichton <alex@alexcrichton.com>"]
 license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"
-readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/alexcrichton/futures-rs"
 homepage = "https://github.com/alexcrichton/futures-rs"
 documentation = "http://alexcrichton.com/futures-rs/futures_mio/"