diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3f51380..8c9510c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 # Note: DON'T UPDATE THIS WITHOUT ALSO UPDATING SETUP.PY
 docutils==0.18
 Sphinx==5.3.0
-setuptools==54.0.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c7d8693..4fdbb5b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     install_requires=[
         'docutils==0.18',
         'Sphinx==5.3.0',
-        'setuptools==54.0.0',
     ],
     namespace_packages=['sphinxcontrib']
 )