diff --git a/html_text/__manifest__.py b/html_text/__manifest__.py
index 746e99635..f2ada4363 100644
--- a/html_text/__manifest__.py
+++ b/html_text/__manifest__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@
     "license": "AGPL-3",
     "application": False,
     "installable": True,
-    "external_dependencies": {"python": ["lxml"]},
     "depends": ["base"],
 }