diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7220616..42c78efa 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def get_version():
 
 requirements = ['atuproot==0.1.13', 'atsge==0.2.1', 'atpbar==1.0.8', 'mantichora==0.9.7',
                 'alphatwirl==0.25.5', 'fast-flow>0.5.0', 'fast-curator', 'awkward',
-                'pandas>=1.1', 'numpy', 'numba', 'numexpr', 'uproot>=3']
+                'pandas>=1.1', 'numpy', 'numexpr', 'uproot>=3']
 repositories = []
 
 setup_requirements = ['pytest-runner', ]