diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e0dfeef..cf03985 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ license = CC0
 python_requires = >=3.6
 url = https://github.com/noaa-ocs-modeling/nemspy.git
 
-[options]
-install_requires =
-    pyproj
-    python-dateutil
-    shapely
-
 [options.extras_require]
 testing =
     pytest