diff --git a/net-mail/hydroxide/hydroxide-0.2.23.ebuild b/net-mail/hydroxide/hydroxide-0.2.23.ebuild
index 2fde6ee27b..901210cd91 100644
--- a/net-mail/hydroxide/hydroxide-0.2.23.ebuild
+++ b/net-mail/hydroxide/hydroxide-0.2.23.ebuild
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ src_compile() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	local DOCS=( "LICENSE" "README.md" )
+	local DOCS=( "README.md" )
 	einstalldocs
 
 	dobin "${PN}"
diff --git a/net-mail/hydroxide/hydroxide-9999.ebuild b/net-mail/hydroxide/hydroxide-9999.ebuild
index 7f88918767..ef3cb95b9d 100644
--- a/net-mail/hydroxide/hydroxide-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-mail/hydroxide/hydroxide-9999.ebuild
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ src_compile() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	local DOCS=( "LICENSE" "README.md" )
+	local DOCS=( "README.md" )
 	einstalldocs
 
 	dobin "${PN}"