diff --git a/devtools/maketarball.sh b/devtools/maketarball.sh
index 7d88c6fd..c6c2bc2b 100755
--- a/devtools/maketarball.sh
+++ b/devtools/maketarball.sh
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ then
         rm -rf docs/_build/
     fi
 
+    # Remove .pyc files that may have been generated by sphinx
+    find mediagoblin -name '*.pyc' -exec rm {} \;
+
     popd
 
     tar -cvf $FNBASE.tar $FNBASE