diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3d9a3bd8546..e3a2d21d273 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ install_requires =
     botocore
     certifi
     diraccfg
-    fts3-rest
     future
     gfal2-python
     M2Crypto >=0.36