diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ setup(name='mmpy',
       package_dir={'mmpy':'src'},
       provides=['mmpy'],
       license='ISCL',
-      requires=['simplejson'],
       install_requires=['simplejson'],
       classifiers=['Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
                    'License :: OSI Approved :: ISC License (ISCL)',
remove the requires= keyword per @mattjeffery's suggestion