diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aefdcdc..2dcc55a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         'docutils>=0.14',
         'python-daemon>=2.3.0',
         'wheel>=0.32.3',
-        'backports.shutil_which>=3.5.1',
         'ConfigArgParse>=0.12.1',
         'python-daemon>=2.1.2',
         'ecdsa>=0.13',