--- a/setup.py	2016-12-14 00:02:45.000000000 +0100
+++ b/setup.py	2018-09-29 00:14:20.235641125 +0100
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@
       include_package_data=True,
       zip_safe=False,
       tests_require=tests_require,
-      install_requires=['setuptools'],
       extras_require={
           'docs': ['Sphinx', 'repoze.sphinx.autointerface'],
           'test': tests_require,