diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d6efad12..20fe4f92 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ ujson
 pybase64
 pyqrcode
 pypng
-watchfiles
 sysproxy; sys_platform == "win32"
 darkdetect; sys_platform != "darwin"
 darkdetect[macos-listener]; sys_platform == "darwin"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 16eac211..6f8fd81b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ setup(
         'pybase64',
         'pyqrcode',
         'pypng',
-        'watchfiles',
         'sysproxy; sys_platform == "win32"',
         'darkdetect; sys_platform != "darwin"',
         'darkdetect[macos-listener]; sys_platform == "darwin"',