diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dc538a8d..196be30e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -43,4 +43,3 @@ ziggurat_foundations==0.9.1
 zope.interface>=4.7.2,<5
 zope.sqlalchemy==1.6
 zipp>=3.19.1
-setuptools>=70.0.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability