diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 14761ed..6b2959c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ setup(
     ],
     setup_requires=[
         "setuptools_scm",
-        # finds all git tracked files including submodules when making sdist MANIFEST
-        "setuptools-git-ls-files",
     ],
     extras_require={"testing": ["pytest"]},
     python_requires=">=3.6",