--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ requires = [
 	"setuptools>=77",
 	"setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4.1",
 	# jaraco/skeleton#174
-	"coherent.licensed",
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"