diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a7f978e61..025479d99 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ def install_requirements():
         return
     log.info('Installing requirements')
     with open('requirements.txt', 'r', encoding='utf8') as f:
-        lines = [line.strip() for line in f.readlines() if line.strip() != '']
+        lines = [line.strip() for line in f.readlines() if line.strip() != '' and not line.startswith('#')]
         for line in lines:
             install(line)