diff --git a/requirements/edx/pre.txt b/requirements/edx/pre.txt
index d084fa6a5c..552f6ef8e0 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/pre.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/pre.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,4 @@
 #   * @edx/ospr - to check licensing
 #   * @edx/devops - to check system requirements
 
-# Packaging pre-requisites.
-setuptools==37.0.0
-pip==9.0.1
+# Empty file left here until all the places that expect it have been updated.