diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fb05102..fb5445c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ classifiers =
 zip_safe = False
 python_requires = >= 3.9
 install_requires =
-    openfe
     gufe
     py3dmol
 packages = find: