diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 974c1292ec..cd353e6a87 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ routes==1.12.3
 SQLAlchemy>=0.7.8,<0.7.99
 WebOb==1.2.3
 python-keystoneclient>=0.2.3
-python-memcached
 python-swiftclient
 python-quantumclient>=2.2.0,<3.0.0
 python-cinderclient