diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 933cdf779..697b72f40 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 coverage>=3.7.1
 #cssselect>=0.6.1               # for PyQuery
 decorator>=3.4.0
-#defusedxml>=0.4.1              # for TastyPie
+defusedxml>=0.4.1		# for TastyPie when ussing xml; not a declared dependency
 django-bootstrap3>=5.1.1
 django-widget-tweaks>=1.3
 docutils>=0.12