diff --git a/dev_requirements.txt b/dev_requirements.txt
--- a/dev_requirements.txt
+++ b/dev_requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ pytest ~= 3.0
 pytest-runner
 pytest-sugar>=0.7.0
 pytest-catchlog
-WebTest<2 # this is also a Pylons dependency and pinned in setup.py to avoid version conflicts for WebOb
 mock
 sphinx