diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 56f6f354b5230fc1b593bbdb1985ea72588ffdef..b8e8de43d820995f8264449c4bbcb55a8e0a27de 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ d = generate_distutils_setup(
            'templates/rosjava_project/*',
            'templates/init_repo/*',
         ]},
-    requires=['rospy' 'rospkg']
 )
 
 setup(**d)