diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c53a5c4f..441239a8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = pymemcache
 version = attr: pymemcache.__version__
 author = Jon Parise
 author_email = jon@pinterest.com
-description = "A comprehensive, fast, pure Python memcached client"
+description = A comprehensive, fast, pure Python memcached client
 long_description = file: README.rst, ChangeLog.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
 license = Apache License 2.0