diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 050b612241192..113c54cc59987 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ intelhex
 # for building & testing natmods
 pyelftools
 
-# for mbedtls certificate store
-# version limit due to espressif
-cryptography<36.1,>=2.1.4
+cryptography
 
 # for web workflow minify
 minify_html