diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1b127962b..22671ad61 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ def setup_package():
                 'preshed>=1.0.0,<2.0.0',
                 'thinc>=6.5.0,<6.6.0',
                 'plac<1.0.0,>=0.9.6',
-                'pip>=9.0.0,<10.0.0',
                 'six',
                 'pathlib',
                 'ujson>=1.35',