diff --git a/openstack/oslosphinx/oslosphinx.spec.j2 b/openstack/oslosphinx/oslosphinx.spec.j2
index ffddbcad5..664619fe5 100644
--- a/openstack/oslosphinx/oslosphinx.spec.j2
+++ b/openstack/oslosphinx/oslosphinx.spec.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ URL:            https://launchpad.net/{{ pypi_name }}
 Source0:        {{ source }}
 BuildRequires:  openstack-macros
 BuildRequires:  {{ py3('pbr') }}
-BuildRequires:  {{ py3('setuptools') }}
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %description