diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 62dd0a5f8..47d596943 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ recommended =
     matplotlib>=3.4
     opencv-python>=4.5.4.58
     exifread>=2.3.2
-    beautifulsoup4>=4.3.2
     astroquery>=0.3.5
-    docutils
     photutils
 test =
     attrs>=19.2.0