diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml b/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml
index da7a3444..109d4ad3 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [package]
 name = "sqlx-mysql"
-readme = "README.md"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/sqlx"
 description = "MySQL driver implementation for SQLx. Not for direct use; see the `sqlx` crate for details."
 version.workspace = true
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml b/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml
index f94bcf41..98754084 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [package]
 name = "sqlx-postgres"
-readme = "README.md"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/sqlx"
 description = "PostgreSQL driver implementation for SQLx. Not for direct use; see the `sqlx` crate for details."
 version.workspace = true
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/Cargo.toml b/sqlx-sqlite/Cargo.toml
index e93eff39..f3f08031 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [package]
 name = "sqlx-sqlite"
-readme = "README.md"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/sqlx"
 description = "SQLite driver implementation for SQLx. Not for direct use; see the `sqlx` crate for details."
 version.workspace = true