--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -110,11 +110,6 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
     ],
-    setup_requires=(
-        ['wheel']
-        if 'bdist_wheel' in sys.argv and sys.version_info[0:2] not in [(3, 4), (3, 5)] else
-        []
-    ),
     extras_require={
         "dev": [
             'flake8>=3.2.0',