diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index eb570dafb..4afefd164 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ jax_core_deps =
   chex==0.1.7
   ml_dtypes==0.2.0
   protobuf==4.25.3
-  scipy==1.11.4
 
 
 # JAX CPU