diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 19128df..f8203ef 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-from pip.req import parse_requirements
-
-# parse_requirements() returns generator of pip.req.InstallRequirement objects
-install_reqs = parse_requirements('./requirements.txt', session='hack')
-
-# reqs is a list of requirement
-reqs = [str(ir.req) for ir in install_reqs]
 
 setup(
     name="he-emulator-client",
     version="0.0.1",
     packages=find_packages(),
-    install_requires=reqs,
+    install_requires=[
+        "thrift>=0.9.3",
+    ],
     include_package_data=True,
     author="Vishal Gowda",
     author_email="vishal@hackerearth.com",