diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index af7518e0da..4e43e99f39 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ include README.md
 include LICENSE
 include AUTHORS
 include ChangeLog
-include test/*.py
-include test/*.json
 include youtube-dl.bash-completion
 include youtube-dl.fish
 include youtube-dl.1
 recursive-include docs Makefile conf.py *.rst
+recursive-include test *