diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ae10433..2da908f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ classifiers =
 [options]
 install_requires =
 
-        # TODO: relax this once changes are dealt with upstream
-        pyramid<2
-
         # NOTE: we do not specify a restriction here, but in practice you may
         # need to explicitly install e.g. 8.0.17 depending on how it behaves...
         mysql-connector-python