diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 457d0bb..22a7435 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 requires = ['requests', 'requests-oauthlib']
-try:
-    import json
-except ImportError:
-    requires.append('simplejson')
 
 try:
     from setuptools import setup