diff --git a/twine/__init__.py b/twine/__init__.py
index 6af4d392..d5b07bc7 100644
--- a/twine/__init__.py
+++ b/twine/__init__.py
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@
 __version__ = metadata["version"]
 __author__ = metadata["author"]
 __email__ = metadata["author-email"]
-__license__ = metadata["license"]
+__license__ = None