diff --git a/.github/workflows/flare.yml b/.github/workflows/flare.yml
index 70a302a82..e6fd43d77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flare.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flare.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Pip install
       run: |
-        pip install -U codecov pytest pytest-cov pytest_mock Sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme breathe nbsphinx
+        pip install -U codecov pytest pytest-cov pytest_mock Sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme breathe nbsphinx setuptools
         pip install -r requirements.txt
 
     - name: Patch ASE
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6cde51a00..e54660a30 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-setuptools
 numpy >=1.18, <1.23
 scipy
 memory_profiler