diff --git a/python/cugraph-dgl/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph-dgl/pyproject.toml
index 65ee414da44..b575559bee5 100644
--- a/python/cugraph-dgl/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph-dgl/pyproject.toml
@@ -53,3 +53,5 @@ version = {file = "cugraph_dgl/VERSION"}
 include = [
     "cugraph_dgl*",
 ]
+exclude = ["*tests*"]
+
diff --git a/python/cugraph-equivariant/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph-equivariant/pyproject.toml
index f261b0e3535..3cb0183e3a2 100644
--- a/python/cugraph-equivariant/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph-equivariant/pyproject.toml
@@ -62,3 +62,4 @@ include = [
     "cugraph_equivariant*",
     "cugraph_equivariant.*",
 ]
+exclude = ["*tests*"]
diff --git a/python/cugraph-equivariant/setup.py b/python/cugraph-equivariant/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index acd0df3f717..00000000000
--- a/python/cugraph-equivariant/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from setuptools import find_packages, setup
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    packages = find_packages(include=["cugraph_equivariant*"])
-    setup(
-        package_data={key: ["VERSION"] for key in packages},
-    )
diff --git a/python/cugraph-pyg/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph-pyg/pyproject.toml
index b8666c0d806..2284b454888 100644
--- a/python/cugraph-pyg/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph-pyg/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,3 +57,5 @@ include = [
     "cugraph_pyg*",
     "cugraph_pyg.*",
 ]
+exclude = ["*tests*"]
+
diff --git a/python/cugraph-service/client/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph-service/client/pyproject.toml
index 59539693877..ad4a98da507 100644
--- a/python/cugraph-service/client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph-service/client/pyproject.toml
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ version = {file = "cugraph_service_client/VERSION"}
 include = [
     "cugraph_service_client",
 ]
+exclude = ["*tests*"]
diff --git a/python/cugraph-service/server/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph-service/server/pyproject.toml
index 84c0358668b..2d1c00d027e 100644
--- a/python/cugraph-service/server/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph-service/server/pyproject.toml
@@ -71,3 +71,4 @@ include = [
     "cugraph_service_server",
     "cugraph_service_server.*"
 ]
+exclude = ["*tests*"]
diff --git a/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml
index 6a9d88bf5c8..ff7fc1a8d89 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ build-dir = "build/{wheel_tag}"
 cmake.build-type = "Release"
 cmake.minimum-version = "3.26.4"
 ninja.make-fallback = true
+sdist.exclude = ["*tests*"]
 sdist.reproducible = true
 wheel.packages = ["cugraph"]
 
diff --git a/python/nx-cugraph/pyproject.toml b/python/nx-cugraph/pyproject.toml
index 63ac115918f..d8adeec0b38 100644
--- a/python/nx-cugraph/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/nx-cugraph/pyproject.toml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ include = [
     "_nx_cugraph*",
     "_nx_cugraph.*",
 ]
+exclude = ["*tests*"]
 
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 line-length = 88
diff --git a/python/pylibcugraph/pyproject.toml b/python/pylibcugraph/pyproject.toml
index 1d27d952af1..97c94c1b9db 100644
--- a/python/pylibcugraph/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pylibcugraph/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ build-dir = "build/{wheel_tag}"
 cmake.build-type = "Release"
 cmake.minimum-version = "3.26.4"
 ninja.make-fallback = true
+sdist.exclude = ["*tests*"]
 sdist.reproducible = true
 wheel.packages = ["pylibcugraph"]