diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6d22f1a..584f970 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ json5~=0.9.6
 # Tweepy is a python SDK for twitter
 tweepy==4.4.0
 
-# Pytz is for timezone manipulations
-pytz~=2021.1
-
 # 7zip packing utility for packing our processed data
 py7zr==0.16.3