diff --git a/report_xlsx/__manifest__.py b/report_xlsx/__manifest__.py
index 4b5e50325..e80c50f03 100644
--- a/report_xlsx/__manifest__.py
+++ b/report_xlsx/__manifest__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     "version": "13.0.1.1.0",
     "development_status": "Production/Stable",
     "license": "AGPL-3",
-    "external_dependencies": {"python": ["xlsxwriter", "xlrd"]},
     "depends": ["base", "web"],
     "data": ["views/webclient_templates.xml"],
     "demo": ["demo/report.xml"],
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 779f4ed22..47db409ad 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ endesive
 lxml
 py3o.formats
 py3o.template
-xlrd
-xlsxwriter