diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97304ecca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+include lbrynet/lbrynet_console/plugins/blindrepeater.yapsy-plugin
+recursive-include lbrynet/lbrynet_gui *.gif *.ico *.xbm *.conf
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8dde41775..ed9b2a866 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-import ez_setup
-ez_setup.use_setuptools()
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 import sys
 import os
@@ -49,4 +47,4 @@ setup(name='lbrynet',
           ('lbrynet/lbrynet_gui', gui_data_paths)
       ],
       dependency_links=['https://github.com/lbryio/lbryum/tarball/master/#egg=lbryum'],
-      )
\ No newline at end of file
+      )