diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bba4bce..bfffbbc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ setup(
     author_email='lud@tutanota.com',
     license='MIT',
 
-    setup_requires=['cffi>=1.3.0', 'pytest-runner==2.6.2'],
     install_requires=['cffi>=1.3.0'],
     tests_require=['pytest==2.8.7'],