diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 87aad235cd..7084d1da23 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ through a unified and easy to use API.
 .. image:: https://repology.org/badge/tiny-repos/python:apache-libcloud.svg
         :target: https://repology.org/project/python:apache-libcloud/versions
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/Libcloud.svg?style=social&label=Follow
-        :target: https://twitter.com/Libcloud
-
 :Code:          https://github.com/apache/libcloud
 :License:       Apache 2.0; see LICENSE file
 :Issues:        https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/LIBCLOUD/issues