diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 41050307a..a6cfc9310 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ setup(
         ],
         'lint': [
             'flake8',
-            'flake8-blind-except',
             'flake8-coding',
             'flake8-docstrings',
             'flake8-future-import',