diff --git a/Tools/compiler/README b/Tools/compiler/README
index 291ce18..1885dd9 100644
--- a/Tools/compiler/README
+++ b/Tools/compiler/README
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-This directory contains modules for a a Python source to bytecode compiler
-written in pure Python.	 To install the compiler modules so they're
-available for use by third-party Python software, run 'python setup.py
-install'.
+This directory contains support tools for the Python compiler package,
+which is now part of the standard library.
 
 compile.py	Demo that compiles a Python module into a .pyc file
 		using the pure-Python compiler code.
@@ -18,4 +16,3 @@
 		by the pure-Python compiler code instead of the
 		builtin compiler.
 
-setup.py	Setup file for installing the compiler code as a package.
diff --git a/Tools/compiler/setup.py b/Tools/compiler/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index faff7fe..0000000
--- a/Tools/compiler/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-from distutils.core import setup
-
-setup(name = "compiler",
-      version = "1.0",
-      author = "Jeremy Hylton",
-      author_email = "jeremy@zope.com",
-      packages = ["compiler"])