diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 9b5370835..d7abf1d95 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ django-filter
 djangorestframework
 drf-spectacular
 markdown
-model_bakery
 psycopg2
diff --git a/api/setup.py b/api/setup.py
index af3b673c7..776866f15 100644
--- a/api/setup.py
+++ b/api/setup.py
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ setup(
         "django-filter",
         "drf-spectacular",
         "markdown",
-        "model_bakery",
     ],
     extras_require={
         "prod": [
             "psycopg2",
         ],
         "dev": [
+            "model_bakery",
             "psycopg2-binary",
         ],
     },