diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7db5586292..a2e5895148 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ _deps = [
     "tiktoken>=0.7.0",
     "torch>=1.4",
     "torchvision",
-    "transformers>=4.41.2",
+    # "transformers>=4.41.2",
     "urllib3<=2.0.0",
     "black",
     "phonemizer",
diff --git a/src/diffusers/dependency_versions_table.py b/src/diffusers/dependency_versions_table.py
index 1b1c5645d8..2f0c0819d6 100644
--- a/src/diffusers/dependency_versions_table.py
+++ b/src/diffusers/dependency_versions_table.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ deps = {
     "tiktoken": "tiktoken>=0.7.0",
     "torch": "torch>=1.4",
     "torchvision": "torchvision",
-    "transformers": "transformers>=4.41.2",
     "urllib3": "urllib3<=2.0.0",
     "black": "black",
     "phonemizer": "phonemizer",