diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7d659324..113bc190 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ tests_require = [
 if sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 6):
     install_requires.append('unittest2')
 
-if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
-    # only require thrift if we are going to use it
-    if os.environ.get('TEST_ES_CONNECTION', None) == 'ThriftConnection':
-        tests_require.append('thrift==0.9.1')
-    tests_require.append('pylibmc==1.4.1')
-
 setup(
     name = 'elasticsearch',
     description = "Python client for Elasticsearch",