diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 50cd074..84c1ea2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 geographiclib==2.0
 geopy==2.4.1
-grip==4.6.2
+# grip==4.6.2 # Used for rendering Markdown files as HTML locally, not required for pycellga's core functionality
 iniconfig==2.0.0
-Markdown==3.6
-Markdown-Editor==1.0.7
+# Markdown==3.6 # Used for rendering markdown files into HTML for documentation purposes
+# Markdown-Editor==1.0.7 # Used for editing markdown files, not required for package functionality
 mpmath==1.3.0
 numpy==1.26.2
-path-and-address==2.0.1
-pluggy==1.5.0
+# path-and-address==2.0.1 # Likely used for path handling, but not necessary for the core functionality of pycellga
+# pluggy==1.5.0 # A dependency for pytest or other plugins, but not directly required for pycellga's core functionality
 plumbum==1.8.3
 ply==3.11
 pyparsing==3.1.1
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2d3f1df..dbe3817 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ python_requires = >=3.6
 install_requires =
     geographiclib==2.0
     geopy==2.4.1
-    grip==4.6.2
+    # grip==4.6.2 # Used for rendering Markdown files as HTML locally, not required for pycellga's core functionality
     iniconfig==2.0.0
-    Markdown==3.6
-    Markdown-Editor==1.0.7
+    # Markdown==3.6 # Used for rendering markdown files into HTML for documentation purposes
+    # Markdown-Editor==1.0.7 # Used for editing markdown files, not required for package functionality
     mpmath==1.3.0
     numpy==1.26.2
-    path-and-address==2.0.1
-    pluggy==1.5.0
+    # path-and-address==2.0.1 # Likely used for path handling, but not necessary for the core functionality of pycellga
+    # pluggy==1.5.0 # A dependency for pytest or other plugins, but not directly required for pycellga's core functionality
     plumbum==1.8.3
     ply==3.11
     pyparsing==3.1.1