diff --git a/requirements/requirements.in b/requirements/requirements.in
index 029c3931b7..8663b84f02 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements/requirements.in
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ aiohttp
 ansible-runner>=1.4.6
 ansiconv==1.0.0  # UPGRADE BLOCKER: from 2013, consider replacing instead of upgrading
 azure-keyvault==1.1.0  # see UPGRADE BLOCKERs
-boto  # replacement candidate https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/2115
 channels
 channels-redis>=3.1.0  # https://github.com/django/channels_redis/issues/212
 daphne
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index f5a3e9e107..a63e116221 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ automat==20.2.0           # via twisted
 azure-common==1.1.25      # via azure-keyvault
 azure-keyvault==1.1.0     # via -r /awx_devel/requirements/requirements.in
 azure-nspkg==3.0.2        # via azure-keyvault
-boto==2.49.0              # via -r /awx_devel/requirements/requirements.in
 cachetools==4.0.0         # via google-auth
 certifi==2019.11.28       # via kubernetes, msrest, requests
 cffi==1.14.0              # via cryptography