diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
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--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-PynamoDB is written and maintained by Jharrod LaFon and numerous contributors:
-
-* Craig Bruce
-* Adam Chainz
-* Andy Wolfe
-* Pior Bastida
-* Eric Muller
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 1dbfe4f87..39a94c7e4 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
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@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include AUTHORS.rst
 include LICENSE
 include mypy.ini
 include requirements-*.txt
diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
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--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -28,5 +28,3 @@ By default, certain tests that require a running instance of `DynamoDB Local
 <http://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/DynamoDBLocal.html>`_ will
 not be executed by tox. They will always be executed in Travis-ci. If you wish to run them locally,
 edit ``tox.ini`` to not pass ``'-m ddblocal'`` to ``py.test``.
-
-Don't forget to add yourself to `AUTHORS.rst <https://github.com/pynamodb/PynamoDB/blob/devel/AUTHORS.rst>`_.