diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c04d7b9f6..c209667d4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ import setuptools
 import sys
 
 
-requirements = ["httplib2", "argparse", "prettytable"]
+requirements = ["httplib2", "prettytable"]
 if sys.version_info < (2, 6):
     requirements.append("simplejson")
+if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
+    requirements.append("argparse")
 
 
 def read_file(file_name):