diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..102c900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+include docs/*
+include tests/yaml-1.2-spec-examples/*
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 74ad899..7d05f3a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ setup(
 
     packages=find_packages(),
     entry_points={'console_scripts': ['yamllint=yamllint.cli:run']},
-    package_data={'yamllint': ['conf/*.yml'],
-                  'tests': ['yaml-1.2-spec-examples/*']},
+    package_data={'yamllint': ['conf/*.yml']},
     install_requires=['pyyaml'],
     tests_require=['nose'],
     test_suite='nose.collector',