diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1d1518d..858a10f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ def read_reqs(fname):
 
 
 reqs_s3 = ["papermill[s3]"]
-# Remove requests >= 2.21.0 when papermill releases 0.18.3
-reqs_azure = ["papermill[azure]", "requests >= 2.21.0"]
+reqs_azure = ["papermill[azure]"]
 reqs_gcs = ["papermill[gcs]"]
 reqs_all = ["papermill[all]"]
 reqs_dev = read_reqs("requirements-dev.txt") + reqs_all