diff --git a/cirq-core/cirq/contrib/requirements.txt b/cirq-core/cirq/contrib/requirements.txt
index e1665af21f1..89faa2ab4c6 100644
--- a/cirq-core/cirq/contrib/requirements.txt
+++ b/cirq-core/cirq/contrib/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ pylatex~=1.4
 # quimb
 quimb>=1.8
 opt_einsum
-kahypar