diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0ba28c8..28f0d97 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ setup(name=name,
 
       packages=['websockify'],
       include_package_data=True,
-      install_requires=['numpy'],
       zip_safe=False,
       entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [