diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index 455e21135..dbdc66340 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ let
     ./.version
     ./configure.ac
     ./m4
-    # TODO: do we really need README.md? It doesn't seem used in the build.
-    ./README.md
   ];
 
   topLevelBuildFiles = fileset.unions (