diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fb2fcd8cd475a..ea4f830cf9302 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ flask-cache==0.13.1
 flask-compress==1.4.0
 flask-migrate==2.1.1
 flask-script==2.0.6
-flask-sqlalchemy==2.1
 flask-testing==0.7.1
 flask-wtf==0.14.2
 flower==0.9.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2445703a00d35..2dfa26fe7af18 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def get_git_sha():
         'flask-compress',
         'flask-migrate',
         'flask-script',
-        'flask-sqlalchemy',
         'flask-testing',
         'flask-wtf',
         'flower',  # deprecated