--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ download = "https://pypi.org/project/num
 tracker = "https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues"
 "release notes" = "https://numpy.org/doc/stable/release"
 
+[tool.setuptools]
+py-modules = []
+
 [tool.towncrier]
     single_file = false
     filename = "doc/source/release/notes-towncrier.rst"