diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bb91b106d4f4d2b1c01507dc5f6510e47bb04704..8954f0c9d505611237adf32926454be95d9fce41 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pip.req import parse_requirements
 README = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "README.md")).read()
 
 # automagic
-requirements_parsed = parse_requirements(open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "requirements.txt")))
+requirements_parsed = parse_requirements(open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "requirements.txt")), session=False)
 requirements_list = [str(r.req) for r in requirements_parsed]