diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3433cd3..b54dc29 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ setup(
     zip_safe         = False,
     package_dir      = {'': 'python'},
     packages         = ['graphite2'],
-    install_requires = ['future'],
     long_description = long_description,
     long_description_content_type = 'text/markdown',
     classifiers = [