diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index f18cf19715..09bb4ba6e5 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 bitstring
 codecov
 concurrencytest
-chardet<6.0.0
 debian-inspector
 exabgp==4.2.25
 importlab>=0.3.1