diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index d614aea..77fd655 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ verify_ssl = true
 name = "pypi"
 
 [packages]
-future = "*"
 numpy = "*"
 scipy = "*"
 biopython = "*"
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index bc55d7c..6a90fee 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -197,13 +197,6 @@
             "markers": "python_version >= '2.7' and python_version not in '3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3'",
             "version": "==3.0.0"
         },
-        "future": {
-            "hashes": [
-                "sha256:34a17436ed1e96697a86f9de3d15a3b0be01d8bc8de9c1dffd59fb8234ed5307"
-            ],
-            "index": "pypi",
-            "version": "==0.18.3"
-        },
         "idna": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:814f528e8dead7d329833b91c5faa87d60bf71824cd12a7530b5526063d02cb4",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c39aa38..cbf0e45 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
     tests_require=['nose'],
     install_requires=['numpy', 'scipy', 'biopython>=1.79',
-                      'pysam>=0.15.1', 'future',
-                      'joblib', 'requests'],
+                      'pysam>=0.15.1', 'joblib',
+                      'requests'],
     include_package_data=True,
 
     entry_points={