diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 408cb6118..80715932f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ after_success:
 
 ###############################################################################
 # DEPLOYMENT to PyPI (only if it builds and if the commit has been tagged)
-before_deploy:
-  - echo > setup.py
 deploy:
   provider: pypi
   username: JesusTorrado
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94b82e395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Minimal file for backwards compatibility. Config is kept in pyproject.toml
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup()