diff --git a/python-celery.changes b/python-celery.changes
index 5de044c..350293b 100644
--- a/python-celery.changes
+++ b/python-celery.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 24 10:59:40 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Require python-setuptools instead of distribute (upstreams merged)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep 25 19:03:47 UTC 2013 - p.drouand@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-celery.spec b/python-celery.spec
index fd1064c..60fd701 100644
--- a/python-celery.spec
+++ b/python-celery.spec
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ BuildRequires:  python-cl
 BuildRequires:  python-curses
 BuildRequires:  python-dateutil
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-distribute
 BuildRequires:  python-eventlet
 BuildRequires:  python-gevent
 BuildRequires:  python-kombu >= 2.5.10
 BuildRequires:  python-mock
 BuildRequires:  python-nose-cover3
 BuildRequires:  python-pyOpenSSL
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 %if 0%{?suse_version} == 1110
 BuildRequires:  python-importlib
 BuildRequires:  python-ordereddict