diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 537edf79a53a3850419f7500bbef899a5625f06d..9056246d8835bd50e956d72f54dc5a72199000dc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ INSTALL_REQUIRES = [
     'psutil',
     'ws4py',
     'certifi',
-    'sqlite3',
 ]
 
 EXTRAS_REQUIRES = {