diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 04b854a..7690457 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,5 @@ namespace :assets do
   desc "precompile and upload assets to webserver"
     task :upload_assets, :roles => :app do
     top.upload( "public/assets", "#{release_path}/public/", :via => :scp, :recursive => true)
-    top.upload( "public/manifest.yml", "#{release_path}/public/", :via => :scp )
   end
 end