diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2d1ded1e5..defb204f1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 here = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 # Get the requirements from the requirements file
-requirements = (here / 'docker/vm_boot_images/config/tensorflow-requirements.txt').read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+#requirements = (here / 'docker/vm_boot_images/config/tensorflow-requirements.txt').read_text(encoding='utf-8')
 long_description = (here / 'README.md').read_text(encoding='utf-8')
 setup(
     name='ml4h',
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     url='https://github.com/broadinstitute/ml4h',
     python_requires='>=3.6',
-    #install_requires=["ml4ht", "tensorflow", "pytest", "numcodecs"],  # requirements
-    install_requires=requirements,
+    install_requires=["ml4ht", "tensorflow", "pytest", "numcodecs"],  # requirements
+    #install_requires=requirements,
     packages=find_packages(),
 )