diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e3e03c9a..8920cfb3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ def is_rtd() -> bool:
     "pyxdg",
     "requests",
     "requests-unixsocket2>=0.4.0",
-    "urllib3<2",  # keep compatible API
 ]