diff --git a/dev_requirements.txt b/dev_requirements.txt
--- a/dev_requirements.txt
+++ b/dev_requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Babel >= 0.9.6, < 2.7
 pytest >= 3.3.0, < 3.8
 pytest-runner < 4.3
 pytest-sugar >= 0.7.0, < 0.10
@@ -7,4 +6,3 @@ pytest-localserver < 0.5
 mock < 2.1
 Sphinx < 1.8
 WebTest < 2.1
-WebOb >= 1.7, < 1.8 # turbogears2 2.3.12 requires WebOb<1.8.0, WebTest has WebOb>=1.2