diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index f6ed25526..081e82f94 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ include COPYING
 include FAQ
 include Gramps.py
 include INSTALL
-include LICENSE
 include MANIFEST.in
 include NEWS
 include RELEASE_NOTES
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 4f38c19ac..a9e7539e6 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ override_dh_auto_build:
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	#dh_auto_install
 	python3 setup.py install --resourcepath=/usr/share --root=debian/python3-gramps --install-layout=deb
-	# Remove duplicate copyright information
+	# Remove duplicate license/copyright information
 	rm $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-gramps/usr/share/doc/gramps/COPYING
 	# Remove install file as it is not needed by package users
 	rm $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-gramps/usr/share/doc/gramps/INSTALL
-	# Remove duplicate license information
-	rm $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-gramps/usr/share/doc/gramps/LICENSE
+	# Link license/copyright information to debians
 	ln -s /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2 $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-gramps/usr/share/doc/gramps/COPYING
 
 # Make css style sheets and png icons non-executable
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8e5c56550..c853d863c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ package_data = package_data_core + package_data_gui
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 data_files_core = [('share/mime-info', ['data/gramps.mime']),
                    ('share/icons', ['images/gramps.png'])]
-DOC_FILES = ['AUTHORS', 'COPYING', 'FAQ', 'INSTALL', 'LICENSE', 'NEWS',
-             'README.md', 'TODO']
+DOC_FILES = ['AUTHORS', 'COPYING', 'FAQ', 'INSTALL', 'NEWS', 'README.md',
+             'TODO']
 GEDCOM_FILES = glob.glob(os.path.join('example', 'gedcom', '*.*'))
 GRAMPS_FILES = glob.glob(os.path.join('example', 'gramps', '*.*'))
 IMAGE_WEB = glob.glob(os.path.join('images', 'webstuff', '*.png'))