diff --git a/disperse.conf b/disperse.conf
index a995c126..b2da1e2e 100644
--- a/disperse.conf
+++ b/disperse.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # See https://github.com/jelmer/disperse
-news_file: "NEWS"
 timeout_days: 5
 tag_name: "$VERSION"
 launchpad_project: "testtools"