--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ setup(
         "Issue Tracker": "https://github.com/Pylons/pastedeploy/issues",
     },
     license="MIT",
-    namespace_packages=["paste"],
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests"]),
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,