diff --git a/python/setup.py.in b/python/setup.py.in
index 7d9438e3f8132c2a7fa4774750f5fd15f3beed14..5dfb46192ae54fdc36b0867312cf156aefb84f84 100644
--- a/python/setup.py.in
+++ b/python/setup.py.in
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ setup(name='paddle',
           "numpy",
           "protobuf==${PROTOBUF_VERSION}",
           "matplotlib",
-          "opencv-python",
       ],
       packages=packages,
       package_dir={