diff --git a/api/requirements/base.txt b/api/requirements/base.txt
index be7b98a48..2b96cdc83 100644
--- a/api/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/api/requirements/base.txt
@@ -71,5 +71,4 @@ feedparser~=6.0.0
 watchdog~=2.1.2
 
 ## Pin third party dependency to avoid issue with latest version
-twisted==20.3.0
 asgiref==3.3.4