diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3dd386559889df480891f692f3d8ef48bfd3deaa..eda30f3a24273dd071f9b89710ac300feb261ebb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ setup(name='tupak',
           'pandas',
           'scipy',
           'gwpy',
-          'lalsuite',
           ],
       entry_points={'console_scripts':
                     ['tupak_plot=cli_tupak.plot_multiple_posteriors:main']