diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index b312caba5a..5710f6c6a3 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@
 ./fortran/src/HDF5.F90
 ./fortran/src/Makefile.am
 ./fortran/src/README
-./fortran/src/README_DEVELOPEMENT   _DO_NOT_DISTRIBUTE_
 ./fortran/src/h5fc.in
 ./fortran/src/hdf5_fortrandll.def.in