diff --git a/.github/scripts/pack-release-archives.sh b/.github/scripts/pack-release-archives.sh
index d7d322bf..e79116f1 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/pack-release-archives.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/pack-release-archives.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ for o in outputs/*; do
   pushd "$o"
 
   chmod +x cargo-binstall*
-  cp ../../LICENSE.txt ../../README.md .
 
   target=$(basename "$o" | cut -d. -f1)
   if grep -qE '(apple|windows)' <<< "$target"; then