diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 258910c6..0f8ca7e5 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ install_requires = [
     'contextlib2',
 ]
 
-setup_requires = [
-    'pytest',
-]
-
 dev_requires = [
     'flake8>=2.0,<2.1',
 ]