diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b5a28b19b..8d380c48a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
                   'xarray_bilinear': ['xarray', 'dask', 'zarr'],
                   'tests': test_requires}
 
-setup_requires = ['numpy>=1.10.0', 'cython']
-
 if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
     extra_compile_args = []
 else:
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@
           packages=find_packages(),
           package_data={'pyresample.test': ['test_files/*']},
           python_requires='>=3.9',
-          setup_requires=setup_requires,
           install_requires=requirements,
           extras_require=extras_require,
           ext_modules=cythonize(extensions),