diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e13608fc15ea218fb03707486f1e65267ae6b42..accc267a296c09feb2ed227f3a38ab0738bfa74c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ docstyle:
 lint: 
 	py.test --pylint
 
-dependencies:
-	pip install -Ur requirements.txt
-
 .PHONY: black
 black:
 	black --exclude '/_definitions/|version.py' src/km3io
@@ -55,4 +52,4 @@ black-check:
 	black --check setup.py
 
 
-.PHONY: all clean install install-dev test  test-nocov flake8 pep8 dependencies docstyle black black-check
+.PHONY: all clean install install-dev test  test-nocov flake8 pep8 docstyle black black-check