diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6dd9ce82..e405caee 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
   pathspec >= 0.5.3
   pyyaml
-  setuptools; python_version < "3.8"
+  setuptools
 
 test_suite = tests