diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index de6e629759..aa974bee8e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ def get_project_configuration():
         "pytest>=6.0",
         "pytest-xvfb",
         "pytest-mock",
-        "bitshuffle",
+        # Remove bitshuffle until wheels with numpy 2 support are available
+        # "bitshuffle",
         "scipy>=1.10",
         "pooch",
     ]