diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index a96077dcf..76dcc32e4 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ recursive-include scripts *
 recursive-include data *
 recursive-include locale *.mo
 recursive-include docs *
+recursive-exclude plugins btchipwallet.py
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