diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 00d2f23c8..d548e5d8e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ description = "Lightweight bluesky-as-a-service wrapper application. Also usable
 dependencies = [
     "bluesky>=1.13",
     "ophyd",
-    "nslsii",
-    "pyepics",
     "aioca",
     "pydantic>=2.0",
     "scanspec>=0.7.8",