diff --git a/scripts/installAmiciSource.sh b/scripts/installAmiciSource.sh
index aa330bef22..93482be291 100755
--- a/scripts/installAmiciSource.sh
+++ b/scripts/installAmiciSource.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ else
     source ${AMICI_PATH}/build/venv/bin/activate
 fi
 
-pip install -U "setuptools<64"
 pip install --upgrade pip wheel
 pip install --upgrade pip scipy matplotlib coverage pytest \
   pytest-cov cmake_build_extension numpy