diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
deleted file mode 100644
index b4267878b..000000000
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-exclude ChangeLog # At least 'https://pylint.pycqa.org/en/latest/whatsnew/' is not downloaded for each install
-recursive-exclude elisp *
-recursive-exclude doc *
-recursive-exclude tests *
-recursive-exclude script *
-recursive-exclude examples *
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6a0c45112..7f0958afd 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ install_requires =
 python_requires = ~=3.6
 zip_safe = True
 
+[options.packages.find]
+include =
+    pylint*
+
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =
     pylint = pylint:run_pylint