diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8c11da8de6d..5d2c895727c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ install_requires =
     packaging >=17.0
     numpy >=1.19, <1.27
     scipy >=1.1
-    matplotlib-base >=3.4
 python_requires = >=3.7
 tests_require =
     pytest >=5.4.0 ; python_version >= "3"