--- a/nipype/info.py
+++ b/nipype/info.py
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ REQUIRES = [
     'pytest>=%s' % PYTEST_MIN_VERSION,
     'pytest-xdist',
     'mock',
-    'pydotplus',
-    'pydot>=%s' % PYDOT_MIN_VERSION,
+    # 'pydotplus',
+    # 'pydot>=%s' % PYDOT_MIN_VERSION,
     'packaging',
     'futures',
 ]
