diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index abb1e08..c9c128a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def read(*rnames):
       packages=find_packages('src'),
       package_dir={'': 'src'},
       namespace_packages=['zope'],
-      install_requires=['setuptools'],
       extras_require={
           'testing': [],
           'docs': [