diff --git a/.github/actions/build-install-package/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-install-package/action.yml
index c715764..7b01781 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-install-package/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-install-package/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ inputs:
   package_file:
     description: 'Path to package setup python script.'
     required: false
-    default: 'package_setup.py'
+    default: 'setup.py'
 outputs:
   wheel-file:
     description: "Wheel filename"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_test_publish.yaml
index 3e5db44..2a7f80b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_publish.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Build and install package
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-install-package
         with:
-          package_file: 'package_setup.py'
+          package_file: 'setup.py'
       - name: run unit tests
         run: |
           pip install lz4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_ubuntu.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_test_ubuntu.yaml
index 41772eb..082e6d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_ubuntu.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_ubuntu.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and install package
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-install-package
         with:
-          package_file: 'package_setup.py'
+          package_file: 'setup.py'
       - name: run unit tests
         run: |
           pip install lz4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_test_windows.yaml
index a4d1544..4d91823 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_windows.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and install package
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-install-package
         with:
-          package_file: 'package_setup.py'
+          package_file: 'setup.py'
       - name: run unit tests
         run: |
           pip install lz4
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 6ef725f..d9ecf08 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ podTemplate(
 			sh 'pwd'
 			sh 'ls -a'
 			//sh 'python3.6 -m build'
-			sh 'python3.6 package_setup.py bdist_wheel'
+			sh 'python3.6 setup.py bdist_wheel'
 		}
 		stage('Install') {
 			def curDate = sh(returnStdout: true, script: "date").trim()
             echo "The current date is ${curDate}"
             def wheelFile = sh(returnStdout: true, script: "find ./dist -name '*.whl'").toString().trim()
-			//def wheelFile = sh(returnStdout: true, script: "python3.6 ./.github/scripts/get_wheel_filename.py --package-file package_setup.py").toString().trim()
+			//def wheelFile = sh(returnStdout: true, script: "python3.6 ./.github/scripts/get_wheel_filename.py --package-file setup.py").toString().trim()
 			echo "This is the package file: ${wheelFile}"
 			sh "pip3.6 install $wheelFile"
 			sh "pip3.6 freeze"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5789b1..d8e888a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ Output
 
 ## Dev Tips
 
-- To build package: `python package_setup.py build`
+- To build package: `python setup.py build`
 
-- To build wheel (.whl): `python package_setup.py bdist_wheel`
+- To build wheel (.whl): `python setup.py bdist_wheel`
 
 - To import package, you can either:
   - Set symlink to built module in build subdirectory
-  - do python package_setup.py install
-  - do python package_setup.py develop
+  - do python setup.py install
+  - do python setup.py develop
 
 - To install package (fill in actual version number in filename):  
 `    pip install dist/emod_api...whl`
diff --git a/emod_api_build_config.json b/emod_api_build_config.json
index c5e2918..4525181 100644
--- a/emod_api_build_config.json
+++ b/emod_api_build_config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "emod_api",
-            "path": "package_setup.py",
+            "path": "setup.py",
             "test_path": ["emod_api/serialization/tests/dtkFileTests.py"],
             "steps": ["build", "build_wheel", "install_wheel", "test"]
         }
diff --git a/package_setup.py b/package_setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 27f63ea..0000000
--- a/package_setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-setup.py
\ No newline at end of file