diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8db0a77..60ba072 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-long_description = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
-                                     'README.rst')).read()
+long_description = open('README.rst').read()
 
 setup(name="oyster",
       version='0.3.2',