diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7f70f151b..778f4e248 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: List installed packages
       run: |
+        pip uninstall pipx -y
+        pip install pipdeptree
+        pipdeptree 
+        pipdeptree --reverse 
         pip freeze
         pip check
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f2c0719c7..95dffbc66 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ def run(self):
     keywords=['Interactive', 'Interpreter', 'Shell', 'Web'],
     python_requires='>=3.7',
     install_requires=[
-        'importlib-metadata<5;python_version<"3.8.0"',
-        'argcomplete>=1.12.3;python_version<"3.8.0"',
         'debugpy>=1.0.0,<2.0',
         'ipython>=7.23.1',
         'traitlets>=5.1.0,<6.0',