--- Package-Stash/Makefile.PL
+++ Package-Stash/Makefile.PL
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 BEGIN { require 5.8.1; }
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.30;
+use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
 check_conflicts();
 
 my %WriteMakefileArgs = (
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   'CONFIGURE_REQUIRES' => {
     'Dist::CheckConflicts' => '0.02',
-    'ExtUtils::MakeMaker' => '6.30'
+    'ExtUtils::MakeMaker' => '0'
   },
   'DISTNAME' => 'Package-Stash',
   'EXE_FILES' => [
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 delete $WriteMakefileArgs{CONFIGURE_REQUIRES}
   unless eval { ExtUtils::MakeMaker->VERSION(6.52) };
 
+delete $WriteMakefileArgs{LICENSE}
+  unless eval { ExtUtils::MakeMaker->VERSION(6.30) };
+
 $WriteMakefileArgs{PREREQ_PM}{'Package::Stash::XS'} = 0.22
   if can_cc();