diff --git a/tools/release b/tools/release
index 353ad5d..ecc3dfb 100755
--- a/tools/release
+++ b/tools/release
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if 'upload' in sys.argv:
     # Make target dir if it doesn't exist
     print('1. Uploading IPython to archive.ipython.org')
     sh('ssh %s "mkdir -p %s/release/%s" ' % (archive_user, archive_dir, version))
-    sh('scp *.tar.gz *.tar.xz *.whl %s' % release_site)
+    sh('scp *.tar.gz *.whl %s' % release_site)
 
     print('2. Uploading backup files...')
     cd(ipbackupdir)