diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index acb04f8820012c9cfad4e27699da91d412805e28..9d2204fba32f78c2e4a92fd640cc3dbbe82235c4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ doc = [
   "sphinx-copybutton",
   "sphinx-inline-tabs",
 ]
-test = ["pytest", "pytest-cov", "coverage"]
+test = ["pytest", "pytest-cov"]
 
 [project.entry-points."clapper.test.config"]
 first = "tests.data.basic_config"