diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 439ceafa..2ad55d6b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ def install():
         install_requires=install_requires,
         extras_require=extras_require,
         packages=find_packages(exclude=["astroid.tests"]) + ["astroid.brain"],
-        setup_requires=["pytest-runner"],
         test_suite="test",
         tests_require=["pytest"],
     )
