diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 03b1e8f..27aba1c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import pip
 from setuptools import setup
-import sys
+# inline:
+# from openpromela import logic
 
 
 description = (
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ def build_parser_table():
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     with open(VERSION_FILE, 'w') as f:
         f.write(s)
-    if 'egg_info' not in sys.argv:
-        pip.main(['install'] + install_requires)
+    try:
         build_parser_table()
+    except ImportError:
+        print('WARNING: `openpromela` could not cache parser tables '
+              '(ignore this if running only for "egg_info").')
     setup(
         name='openpromela',
         version=version,