diff --git a/ipaclient/setup.py b/ipaclient/setup.py
index fc5609bc3..fb6ed0dc5 100644
--- a/ipaclient/setup.py
+++ b/ipaclient/setup.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             "wheel",
         ],
         extra_requires={
+            "ipaclient.install": ["ipaplatform"],
             "otptoken_yubikey": ["yubico", "usb"]
         }
     )
diff --git a/ipalib/errors.py b/ipalib/errors.py
index 86d758b98..d1fe5f0ac 100644
--- a/ipalib/errors.py
+++ b/ipalib/errors.py
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ import six
 
 from ipalib.text import ngettext as ungettext
 from ipalib import messages
-from ipaplatform.paths import paths  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 
 class PrivateError(Exception):
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ class SubprocessError(PrivateError):
     The exit code of the sub-process is available via the ``returncode``
     instance attribute.  For example:
 
-    >>> e = SubprocessError(returncode=1, argv=(paths.BIN_FALSE,))
+    >>> e = SubprocessError(returncode=1, argv=('/bin/false',))
     >>> e.returncode
     1
     >>> e.argv  # argv is also available
diff --git a/ipalib/setup.py b/ipalib/setup.py
index 98af7abd1..85932fcd7 100644
--- a/ipalib/setup.py
+++ b/ipalib/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             "ipalib.install",
         ],
         install_requires=[
-            "ipaplatform",
             "ipapython",
             "netaddr",
             "pyasn1",
@@ -47,4 +46,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         setup_requires=[
             "wheel",
         ],
+        extras_require={
+            "ipalib.install": ["ipaplatform"],
+        },
     )