diff --git a/skimage/io/LICENSE.txt b/skimage/external/LICENSE.txt
similarity index 91%
rename from skimage/io/LICENSE.txt
rename to skimage/external/LICENSE.txt
index 16672bcb..d9f04072 100644
--- a/skimage/io/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/skimage/external/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-_plugins.tifffile.py
+tifffile
 
     Copyright (c) 2008-2014, Christoph Gohlke
     Copyright (c) 2008-2014, The Regents of the University of California