diff --git a/deployment/linux/create_bundle.py b/deployment/linux/create_bundle.py
index 9990ed3b72e39f411b84592d7ed0359cfb8dd0f7..db2ed725f3db4f7aa780a541895e356cc44ae6ac 100644
--- a/deployment/linux/create_bundle.py
+++ b/deployment/linux/create_bundle.py
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ subprocess.call('rm -rf $(find . -name *.pyc)',shell=True,cwd='../../')
 print 'removing dokk and harmony examples from bundle'
 subprocess.call('rm -rf '+directory_name+'/share/openstructure/examples/code_fragments/dokk',shell=True,cwd='../../')
 subprocess.call('rm -rf '+directory_name+'/share/openstructure/examples/code_fragments/harmony',shell=True,cwd='../../')
+print 'removing README.html from bin directory in the package directory structure'
+subprocess.call('rm -fr   '+directory_name+'/bin/README.html',shell=True,cwd='../../')
 print 'De-hardcoding package python binary path from openstructure executables'
 subprocess.call('rm scripts/ost.in',shell=True,cwd='../../')
 subprocess.call('rm scripts/ost.in.pre*',shell=True,cwd='../../')