diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.csproj b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.csproj
index 709902a..b6905c0 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.csproj
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.csproj
@@ -14,14 +14,9 @@
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <RootNamespace>Serilog</RootNamespace>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
-    <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-      <None Include="../../README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
-  </ItemGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="3.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching" Version="4.0.1" />
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.TCP/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.TCP.csproj b/src/Serilog.Sinks.TCP/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.TCP.csproj
index 07db1ab..7b35ce3 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.TCP/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.TCP.csproj
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.TCP/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.TCP.csproj
@@ -12,13 +12,8 @@
     <PublicSign Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">true</PublicSign>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
-    <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-      <None Include="../../README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
-  </ItemGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Splunk" Version="4.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Splunk.Logging.Common.Core" Version="1.0.0" />