diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 56137ee..f1c7952 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def run(self):
 
     # You can just specify the packages manually here if your project is
     # simple. Or you can use find_packages().
-    packages=find_packages(),
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=['tests','tests.*']),
 
     # TODO: Add a command line tool
     # To provide executable scripts, use entry points in preference to the