diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 54a7eb31..4f887a98 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
         'clique >= 1.2.0, < 2',
         'websocket-client >= 0.40.0, < 1',
         'future >=0.16.0, < 1',
-        'six >= 1, < 2',
-        'setuptools>=30.3.0',
-        'setuptools_scm'
+        'six >= 1, < 2'
     ],
     tests_require=[
         'pytest >= 2.7, < 3',