diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 54af1af..53875bb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ build*
 dist*
 *.wpr
 *.wpu
+*~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index dea07a5..1a5a07d 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 include MANIFEST.in
 include README.rst
 recursive-include docs *
-recursive-include flatpages_x/static *
 recursive-include flatpages_x/templates *
 recursive-include flatpages_x/fixtures *
 exclude *.wpr *.wpu .DS_Store 
\ No newline at end of file