diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0a049aa27e..ce21f9abab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ with open(VERSION_INFO_FILE, "w") as version_file:
 
 setup(
     name="apache-superset",
-    description=("A modern, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application"),
+    description="A modern, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     version=version_string,