diff --git a/python/setup.py.server.in b/python/setup.py.server.in
index 97f02078806b20f41e917e0c385983a767a4df8c..a7190ecf36c194e7d486f96e1bf8e219a7600dba 100644
--- a/python/setup.py.server.in
+++ b/python/setup.py.server.in
@@ -38,12 +38,9 @@ max_version, mid_version, min_version = python_version()
 
 REQUIRED_PACKAGES = [
     'six >= 1.10.0', 'protobuf >= 3.1.0',
-    'paddle_serving_client', 'flask >= 1.1.1'
+    'paddle_serving_client', 'flask >= 1.1.1', 'paddle_serving_app'
 ]
 
-if not find_package("paddlepaddle") and not find_package("paddlepaddle-gpu"):
-    REQUIRED_PACKAGES.append("paddlepaddle")
-
 packages=['paddle_serving_server',
           'paddle_serving_server.proto']
 
diff --git a/python/setup.py.server_gpu.in b/python/setup.py.server_gpu.in
index 6a651053391b30afb71996c5073d21a5620d3320..90db7addbcd8b1929342a893c8213a48f3c8e9e3 100644
--- a/python/setup.py.server_gpu.in
+++ b/python/setup.py.server_gpu.in
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ max_version, mid_version, min_version = python_version()
 
 REQUIRED_PACKAGES = [
     'six >= 1.10.0', 'protobuf >= 3.1.0',
-    'paddle_serving_client', 'flask >= 1.1.1'
+    'paddle_serving_client', 'flask >= 1.1.1', 'paddle_serving_app'
 ]
 
-if not find_package("paddlepaddle") and not find_package("paddlepaddle-gpu"):
-    REQUIRED_PACKAGES.append("paddlepaddle") 
 
 packages=['paddle_serving_server_gpu',
           'paddle_serving_server_gpu.proto']