diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f8c702647..7b21398dd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ def collectExtraFiles():
             "ipykernel",
             "jupyter-contrib-nbextensions",
             "jupyter_client",
-            "mako",
             "nbsphinx",
             "nbsphinx-link",
             "pytest",