diff --git a/machine-learning/pyproject.toml b/machine-learning/pyproject.toml
index e3d24ce172..c43d0df2cc 100644
--- a/machine-learning/pyproject.toml
+++ b/machine-learning/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ readme = "README.md"
 dependencies = [
     "aiocache>=0.12.1,<1.0",
     "fastapi>=0.95.2,<1.0",
-    "ftfy>=6.1.1",
     "gunicorn>=21.1.0",
     "huggingface-hub>=0.20.1,<1.0",
     "insightface>=0.7.3,<1.0",