--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ datalad_setup(
     'datalad',
     description="data distribution geared toward scientific datasets",
     install_requires=
-        requires['core'] + requires['downloaders'] +
-        requires['publish'] + requires['metadata'],
+        requires['core'],
     python_requires='>=3.6',
     project_urls={'Homepage': 'https://www.datalad.org',
                   'Developer docs': 'https://docs.datalad.org/en/stable',
