diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9ee30ee406..90e9bc0604 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ clean: ## remove generated byte code, coverage reports, and build artifacts
 ##################
 
 install-python: ## Install python dependencies
-	pip install -r requirements/base.txt --only-binary=lxml,libsass
+	pip install -r requirements/base.txt --only-binary=lxml
 
 install-js: ## install JavaScript dependencies
 	npm install
diff --git a/requirements/base.in b/requirements/base.in
index c7973edeaa..972338b182 100644
--- a/requirements/base.in
+++ b/requirements/base.in
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ defusedxml
 django-model-utils
 jsonfield
 lazy
-libsass
 loremipsum
 lxml
 path.py