diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f810823..7999dbd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+with open("README.md") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 
 with open("requirements.txt") as f: