diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 59da23de4..4ee56576b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ dev_extras = [
     'nose',
     'nosexcover',
     'pep8',
-    'pkginfo<=1.2.1',
     'pylint==1.4.2',  # upstream #248
     'tox',
     'twine',