diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 92b5ac38b..1f8930004 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ deps =
     pytest
     coverage
     hypothesis<=6.72.0
-    setuptools
-    pkg_resources
 commands = pytest tests/test_B1855.py tests/test_B1855_9yr.py tests/test_new_observatories.py