diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 30b0e3eda4..5aa5a9e6b1 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
     },
     dist: {
       src: [
-        'manifest.json',
         'background.html',
         'index.html',
         'options.html',