diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 """setup.py file."""
-import uuid
-
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-from pip.req import parse_requirements
-
-
-install_reqs = parse_requirements('requirements.txt', session=uuid.uuid1())
-reqs = [str(ir.req) for ir in install_reqs]
 
+with open("requirements.txt", "r") as fs:
+    reqs = [r for r in fs.read().splitlines() if (len(r) > 0 and not r.startswith("#"))]
 
 setup(
     name="napalm-ansible",
Fixing PIP<I> compatibility issue