diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1c58cb656..a1dad3642 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ def _stamp_version(filename):
 	  package_data = {'git.test' : ['fixtures/*']},
 	  package_dir = {'git':'git'},
 	  license = "BSD License",
-	  requires=('gitdb (>=0.5.1)',),
 	  install_requires='gitdb >= 0.5.1',
 	  zip_safe=False,
 	  long_description = """\