diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 52295ed..fafe802 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ project_urls =
 [options]
 packages = find:
 install_requires =
-    setuptools>=41.0
 python_requires = >=3.8
 include_package_data = True
 zip_safe = false