diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0e561967..7bbc0355 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ extras_require = {
         "sphinx>=6.0.0",
         "sphinx_rtd_theme>=1.0.0",
         "towncrier>=24,<25",
-        "grpcio>=1.41.0",
     ],
     "test": [
         "p2pclient==0.2.0",