diff --git a/ups/meas_base.table b/ups/meas_base.table
index 98f03ce2..b7c042e5 100644
--- a/ups/meas_base.table
+++ b/ups/meas_base.table
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ setupRequired(pex_config)
 setupRequired(pipe_base)
 setupRequired(sconsUtils)
 setupRequired(cpputils)
-setupRequired(obs_base)
 
 envPrepend(LD_LIBRARY_PATH, ${PRODUCT_DIR}/lib)
 envPrepend(DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH, ${PRODUCT_DIR}/lib)