diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ad5d748bd..836052317 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ hdmf==3.12.2
 numpy==1.26.1
 pandas==2.1.2
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
-setuptools==65.5.1
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