diff --git a/buildout.cfg b/buildout.cfg
index e195e035f77cc3ca8d9f38e613d908dd45d6e59e..248ff806af78cfa6682b43a2806415598275d20f 100644
--- a/buildout.cfg
+++ b/buildout.cfg
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ eggs = alabaster
        MarkupSafe
        matplotlib
        mock
-       mysqlclient
        numpy
        oset
        pathlib2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aef36ffae9b8fdada2a072c7dddd82a5e6a736f6..b4a6f66cdbe367544f5d59dc88e892ffe9f6e1d6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ setup(
         "docopt",
         "docutils",
         "Jinja2",
-        "mysqlclient",
         "psycopg2",
         "pytz",
         "psutil",