diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index fee4097158..184159d69f 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ recursive-include config *
 recursive-include config/deb *
 recursive-include config/rpm *
 recursive-exclude awx devonly.py*
+recursive-exclude awx/api/tests *
+recursive-exclude awx/main/tests *
 recursive-exclude awx/ui/static/lib/ansible *
 recursive-exclude awx/settings local_settings.py*
 include awx/ui/static/js/awx.min.js