diff --git a/py/pyproject.toml b/py/pyproject.toml
index 5367d237..956fb9f4 100644
--- a/py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/py/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 requires = [
     "setuptools",
     "setuptools_scm[toml]",
-    "setuptools_scm_git_archive",
     "wheel",
 ]
 build-backend = 'setuptools.build_meta'