diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 06edfec9b..6406aafa5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ exclude = [
 packages = ["mem0"]
 only-include = ["mem0"]
 
-[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel.shared-data]
-"README.md" = "README.md"
-
 [tool.hatch.envs.dev_py_3_9]
 python = "3.9"
 features = [