diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5816a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+snapcraft [platform:dpkg]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5f39202..4b00533 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 # Requirements to build snap
-git+https://github.com/openstack-snaps/snapcraft@fixup-install-requires#egg_name=snapcraft
-# PyPi less dependencies
-https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/python-apt_1.1.0~beta1build1.tar.xz
-https://launchpad.net/python-distutils-extra/trunk/2.39/+download/python-distutils-extra-2.39.tar.gz
+# NOTE empty for now until snapcraft installable from branch