diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0c8c9d8..ee6b492 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     provides=["imageio_ffmpeg"],
     python_requires=">=3.5",
     setup_requires=[],
-    install_requires=["setuptools"],
+    install_requires=[],
     packages=["imageio_ffmpeg", "imageio_ffmpeg.binaries"],
     package_data={"imageio_ffmpeg.binaries": ["*.*"]},
     include_package_data=True,