diff --git a/pylib/setup.py b/pylib/setup.py
index e6c82ef4c..cd3b35a93 100644
--- a/pylib/setup.py
+++ b/pylib/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import setuptools, sys
 
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
-    long_description = fh.read()
-
 with open("../meta/version") as fh:
     version = fh.read().strip()
 
@@ -17,7 +14,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
     version=version,
     author="Ankitects Pty Ltd",
     description="Anki's library code",
-    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description="Anki's library code",
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://apps.ankiweb.net",
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(".", exclude=["tests"]),
diff --git a/qt/setup.py b/qt/setup.py
index 672bc5b3c..0ead94093 100644
--- a/qt/setup.py
+++ b/qt/setup.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import setuptools, sys, os
 
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
-    long_description = fh.read()
-
 with open("../meta/version") as fh:
     version = fh.read().strip()
 
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
     version=version,
     author="Ankitects Pty Ltd",
     description="Anki's Qt GUI code",
-    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description="Anki's QT GUI code",
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://apps.ankiweb.net",
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(".", exclude=["tests"]),