diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 354d3d0d..00000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-sphinx>=1.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 47df30e3..91d1754f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ setup(
         'static/font/*.*'
     ]},
     include_package_data=True,
-    install_requires=open('requirements.txt').read().splitlines(),
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',