diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 04a9b8a..b2e41a5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ def is_requirement(line):
     ],
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=load_requirements('requirements/base.in'),
-    extras_require={'setuptools': ['setuptools']},
     license="Apache 2.0",
     zip_safe=False,
     keywords='Django edx',