diff --git a/domonic/__init__.py b/domonic/__init__.py
index d80de98..fe6bffd 100755
--- a/domonic/__init__.py
+++ b/domonic/__init__.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import re
 
-import requests
-
 # from domonic.components import Input
 from domonic.html import *
 from domonic.html import html_attributes as attributes
@@ -33,6 +31,7 @@ class domonic:
     @staticmethod
     def get(url: str):
         """downloads html and converts to domonic"""
+        import requests
         r = requests.get(url)
         return domonic.parse(r.content.decode("utf-8"))
         # TODO - param to eval
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5ef3c86..4af27e2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,22 +19,15 @@ def read(filename: str) -> str:
     with open(filename, encoding="utf-8") as file:
         return file.read()
 
-# def get_requirements(filename: str = "requirements.txt"):
-#     """returns a list of all requirements"""
-#     requirements = read(filename)
-#     return list(
-#         filter(
-#             None,
-#             [req.strip() for req in requirements.split() if not req.startswith("#")],
-#         )
-#     )
-
 def get_requirements(filename: str = "requirements.txt"):
     """returns a list of all requirements"""
-    with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), filename)) as f:
-        requirements = f.read().splitlines()
-    return [req.strip() for req in requirements if req and not req.startswith("#")]
-
+    requirements = read(filename)
+    return list(
+        filter(
+            None,
+            [req.strip() for req in requirements.split() if not req.startswith("#")],
+        )
+    )
 
 setup(
     name="domonic",