diff --git a/desktop/core/base_requirements.txt b/desktop/core/base_requirements.txt
index 951fb5ecef..65f0d8ad59 100644
--- a/desktop/core/base_requirements.txt
+++ b/desktop/core/base_requirements.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ kerberos==1.3.0
 lockfile==0.12.2
 Mako==1.2.3
 Markdown==3.1
-mysqlclient==2.1.1 # don't move ext-py3
 nose==1.3.7
 openpyxl==3.0.9
 phoenixdb==1.2.1