diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 773e334..6b3b358 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ install_requires =
     Flask-RESTful>=0.3.7
     pillow>=7.0
     six>=1.7.2
-    # remove after flask pin in pytest has been removed
-    werkzeug<3.1.0
 
 [options.extras_require]
 tests =