diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index b1b102585..a2b8f612b 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function updateenv() {
         read -p "Do you want to install dependencies for freqai [y/N]? "
         if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
         then
-            REQUIREMENTS_FREQAI="-r requirements-freqai.txt --use-pep517"
+            REQUIREMENTS_FREQAI="-r requirements-freqai.txt"
             read -p "Do you also want dependencies for freqai-rl or PyTorch (~700mb additional space required) [y/N]? "
             if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
             then