diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0470622..d574ceb 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ setup(
     # your project is installed. For an analysis of "install_requires" vs pip's
     # requirements files see:
     # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/requirements.html
-    setup_requires=['pytest-runner',],
-    tests_require=['pytest',],
+    setup_requires=[],
+    tests_require=['pytest','pytest-runner',],
 
     install_requires=['pyparsing','future'],