diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a246914..8fd1828 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ setup(
     name="kafka-python",
     version="0.8.1-1",
 
-    install_requires=["distribute", "tox"],
+    install_requires=["distribute"],
     tests_require=["tox"],
     cmdclass={"test": Tox},