diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5d461408a445..c4ee75816e57 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@
         'click-default-group',
         'click',
         'natsort',
-        'tabulate',
-        'swsssdk'
+        'tabulate'
     ],
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',