diff --git a/python/python-spidermonkey/README b/python/python-spidermonkey/README
index 9d6d6dd69a..7eaa3a1044 100644
--- a/python/python-spidermonkey/README
+++ b/python/python-spidermonkey/README
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@ JavaScript implementation.  Allows implementation of JavaScript classes,
 objects and functions in Python, and evaluation and calling of JavaScript
 scripts and functions respectively.  Borrows heavily from Claes Jacobssen's
 Javascript Perl module, in turn based on Mozilla's 'PerlConnect' Perl binding.
-
-This requires pysetuptools, nose, and js.
diff --git a/python/python-spidermonkey/python-spidermonkey.info b/python/python-spidermonkey/python-spidermonkey.info
index 625ed261f2..cf11196f24 100644
--- a/python/python-spidermonkey/python-spidermonkey.info
+++ b/python/python-spidermonkey/python-spidermonkey.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/python-spidermonkey/python-sp
 MD5SUM="035ffc4650e2193a09dd4f81bc30fafd"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="js nose pysetuptools"
+REQUIRES="js nose"
 MAINTAINER="Larry Hajali"
 EMAIL="larryhaja[at]gmail[dot]com"