--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ setup(
     package_data={"radicale": WEB_FILES},
     entry_points={"console_scripts": ["radicale = radicale.__main__:run"]},
     install_requires=["vobject>=0.9.6", "python-dateutil>=2.7.3"],
-    setup_requires=pytest_runner,
+    setup_requires=[],
     tests_require=tests_require,
     extras_require={
         "test": tests_require,
