diff --git a/buildbot.json b/buildbot.json
index 8ccfe534f..6dc8aa286 100644
--- a/buildbot.json
+++ b/buildbot.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
         ],
         "wheel": [
             "python untar.py source.tar.gz .",
-            "pip install \"numpy<1.8\"",
             "python setup.py bdist_wheel",
             "python cpdist.py dist"
         ]