diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a693a4f..17d2557 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ homepage = "https://github.com/smol-rs/nb-connect"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/nb-connect"
 keywords = ["TcpStream", "UnixStream", "socket2", "polling"]
 categories = ["asynchronous", "network-programming", "os"]
-readme = "README.md"
 
 [dependencies]
 socket2 = { version = "0.3.19", features = ["unix"] }