diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 22688ea..168e269 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ coveralls==2.1.2
 flake8==3.8.4
 nose==1.3.7
 
-# on windows, we need pyinstaller specifically for unit tests, not a part of the install requirements
-pyinstaller; platform_system == "Windows"
+# on windows, if you need to rebuild the unit test resource exes, just install pyinstaller and follow the directions in epregressions/tests/resources/README.md
+# pyinstaller; platform_system == "Windows"
 
 # to generate documentation
 Sphinx==3.2.1