diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9318f2e..2aff5ff 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,19 +12,8 @@ import sys
 
 
 PROJECT = 'hyde'
-
-try:
-    import markdown
-except:
-    markdown = False
-
 try:
     long_description = open('README.markdown', 'rt').read()
-    if markdown:
-        long_description = markdown.markdown(long_description)
-        import re
-        long_description = re.sub('(.*)', '   \\1', long_description)
-        long_description ='.. raw:: html\n\n' + long_description
 except IOError:
     long_description = ''