diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2c11351bbc..6fff26d3af 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from setuptools import setup
+from distutils.core import setup
 from distutils.command.install_data import install_data
 from distutils.command.install import INSTALL_SCHEMES
 from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib