diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2ad90aac..4628a40f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def install():
                  install_requires = install_requires,
                  extras_require=extras_require,
                  packages=find_packages(exclude=['astroid.tests']) + ['astroid.brain'],
-                 setup_requires=['pytest-runner'],
                  test_suite='test',
                  tests_require=['pytest'],
                  )