diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index fc8ecf1..f7807f5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 7.1 (unreleased)
 ================
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
+- Remove no longer necessary ``setuptools`` runtime dependency.
 
 
 7.0 (2025-09-12)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cd8d3aa..148e038 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ def read(*rnames):
       python_requires='>=3.9',
       install_requires=[
           'zope.interface',
-          'setuptools',
       ],
       include_package_data=True,
       zip_safe=False,