diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c7fb032..f03b250 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ setup(name='svgpathtools',
       description=('A collection of tools for manipulating and analyzing SVG '
                    'Path objects and Bezier curves.'),
       long_description=read("README.rst"),
-      long_description_
       # long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
       author=AUTHOR_NAME,
       author_email=AUTHOR_EMAIL,