diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0505b8db..4978720b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 [![coveralls](http://img.shields.io/coveralls/kbandla/dpkt.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/kbandla/dpkt)
 [![landscape](https://landscape.io/github/kbandla/dpkt/master/landscape.svg)](https://landscape.io/github/kbandla/dpkt/master)
 [![version](http://img.shields.io/pypi/v/dpkt.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/dpkt)
-[![downloads](https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/dpkt.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/dpkt)
 
 [![wheel](https://img.shields.io/pypi/wheel/dpkt.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/dpkt)
 [![supported-versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/dpkt.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/dpkt)
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b4e1b966..2a414cda 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 dpkt
 ====
 
-| |travis| |coveralls| |landscape| |downloads| 
-| |version| |wheel| |supported-versions| |supported-implementations|
+| |travis| |coveralls| |landscape| |version|
+| |wheel| |supported-versions| |supported-implementations|
 
 .. |travis| image:: http://img.shields.io/travis/kbandla/dpkt.svg
     :alt: Travis-CI Build Status
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ dpkt
     :alt: PyPI Package latest release
     :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/dpkt
 
-.. |downloads| image:: http://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/dpkt.svg
-    :alt: PyPI Package monthly downloads
-    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/dpkt
-
 .. |wheel| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/wheel/dpkt.svg 
     :alt: PyPI Wheel
     :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/dpkt