diff --git i/setup.cfg w/setup.cfg
index 941db3419..1a118646f 100644
--- i/setup.cfg
+++ w/setup.cfg
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ console_scripts =
 SCons.Tool.docbook = *.*
 
 
-[options.data_files]
-. = scons.1
-    scons-time.1
-    sconsign.1
-
 [sdist]
     dist_dir=build/dist
 
