diff --git a/pkgs/python-packages-overrides.nix b/pkgs/python-packages-overrides.nix
--- a/pkgs/python-packages-overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/python-packages-overrides.nix
@@ -164,12 +164,6 @@ self: super: {
     };
   });
 
-  "pytest-runner" = super."pytest-runner".override (attrs: {
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [
-      self."setuptools-scm"
-    ];
-  });
-
   "python-ldap" = super."python-ldap".override (attrs: {
     propagatedBuildInputs = attrs.propagatedBuildInputs ++ [
       pkgs.openldap
diff --git a/pkgs/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/python-packages.nix
--- a/pkgs/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/python-packages.nix
@@ -1752,7 +1752,6 @@ self: super: {
     ];
     doCheck = true;
     propagatedBuildInputs = [
-      self."setuptools-scm"
       self."amqp"
       self."authomatic"
       self."babel"
@@ -1942,17 +1941,6 @@ self: super: {
       license = [ pkgs.lib.licenses.mit ];
     };
   };
-  "setuptools-scm" = super.buildPythonPackage {
-    name = "setuptools-scm-2.1.0";
-    doCheck = false;
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e5/62/f9e1ac314464eb5945c97542acb6bf6f3381dfa5d7a658de7730c36f31a1/setuptools_scm-2.1.0.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0yb364cgk15sfw3x8ln4ssh98z1dj6n8iiz4r2rw1cfsxhgi8rx7";
-    };
-    meta = {
-      license = [ pkgs.lib.licenses.mit ];
-    };
-  };
   "simplegeneric" = super.buildPythonPackage {
     name = "simplegeneric-0.8.1";
     doCheck = false;
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ## dependencies
 
-setuptools-scm==2.1.0
 amqp==2.3.1
 # not released authomatic that has updated some oauth providers
 https://code.rhodecode.com/upstream/authomatic/archive/90a9ce60cc405ae8a2bf5c3713acd5d78579a04e.tar.gz?md5=3c68720a1322b25254009518d1ff6801#egg=authomatic==0.1.0.post1
diff --git a/rhodecode/config/licenses.json b/rhodecode/config/licenses.json
--- a/rhodecode/config/licenses.json
+++ b/rhodecode/config/licenses.json
@@ -272,17 +272,6 @@
     {
         "license": [
             {
-                "fullName": "MIT License",
-                "shortName": "mit",
-                "spdxId": "MIT",
-                "url": "http://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html"
-            }
-        ],
-        "name": "python2.7-setuptools-scm-2.1.0"
-    },
-    {
-        "license": [
-            {
                 "fullName": "BSD 4-clause \"Original\" or \"Old\" License",
                 "shortName": "bsdOriginal",
                 "spdxId": "BSD-4-Clause",