diff --git a/changelog/2926.bugfix b/changelog/2926.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09644b276d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/2926.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove ``py<1.5`` restriction from ``pytest`` as this can cause version conflicts in some installations.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c279ddf2d27..55607912bf4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def has_environment_marker_support():
 
 
 def main():
-    install_requires = ['py>=1.4.33,<1.5', 'setuptools']  # pluggy is vendored in _pytest.vendored_packages
+    install_requires = ['py>=1.4.33', 'setuptools']  # pluggy is vendored in _pytest.vendored_packages
     extras_require = {}
     if has_environment_marker_support():
         extras_require[':python_version=="2.6"'] = ['argparse', 'ordereddict']