diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 9ef904775..2800352e2 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ django~=3.2.13
 django-filter~=21.1.0
 djangorestframework~=3.13.1
 drf-spectacular~=0.22.1
-markdown
 psycopg2
 requests
diff --git a/api/setup.py b/api/setup.py
index ebfd0fd85..cddbdf2ed 100644
--- a/api/setup.py
+++ b/api/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ setup(
         "djangorestframework~=3.13.1",
         "django-filter~=21.1.0",
         "drf-spectacular~=0.22.1",
-        "markdown",
         "requests",
     ],
     extras_require={