diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8cdaaea7..817cc0a7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     url="https://github.com/NSLS-II-ISS/isstools",
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
     package_data={'isstools': ['ui/*.ui']},
-    install_requires=['numpy', 'matplotlib', 'netcdf4', 'pyqt', 'pyparsing'],
+    # install_requires=['numpy', 'matplotlib', 'netcdf4', 'pyqt', 'pyparsing'],
+    install_requires=['netcdf4','pyparsing'],
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4",