diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ pandas, numpy, nested_dict, matplotlib (2.1.2), scipy, NEST 2.14.0
 
 Optional: seaborn, Sumatra
 
-To install the required packages in a conda environment, execute:
+To install the required packages with pip, execute:
 
-`conda env create -f environment.yaml`
+`pip install -r requirements.txt`
 
 Note that NEST needs to be installed separately, see <http://www.nest-simulator.org/installation/>.
 
diff --git a/environment.yaml b/environment.yaml
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index 43e568ba0594608ae0ca8001dba145997381918d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/environment.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-name: multiarea_model
-dependencies:
- - future
- - numpy
- - matplotlib
- - pandas
- - python==3.6
- - scipy
- - pip:
-   - nested_dict
-   - dicthash
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..334dadee1be7c79946682bab225daab7af9f1f8a
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+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+future
+numpy
+matplotlib
+pandas
+scipy
+nested_dict
+dicthash