diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b55678bf4..c07451d20 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ def read(fname):
     license="MIT",
     keywords="gpu optimizers optimization 8-bit quantization compression",
     url="https://github.com/TimDettmers/bitsandbytes",
-    install_requires=['scipy'],
     packages=find_packages(),
     package_data={"": libs},
     install_requires=['torch', 'numpy', 'scipy'],