diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7d8f39f54..bc0610fb0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ install_requires =
     traitlets>=4.2.1
     jupyter_core>=4.6.1
     jupyter_client>=6.1.1
-    jupyter_server>=1.17.0
     ipython_genutils
     jupyter_server>=1.8
     nbformat