diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc36f446b..178200e2b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@
   "author": "\"Cowboy\" Ben Alman (http://benalman.com/)",
   "homepage": "http://gruntjs.com/",
   "repository": "gruntjs/grunt",
-  "licenses": [
-    {
-      "type": "MIT",
-      "url": "https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/LICENSE-MIT"
-    }
-  ],
+  "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=0.8.0"
   },