diff --git a/python-eventlet.changes b/python-eventlet.changes
index f325810..b3e3ef3 100644
--- a/python-eventlet.changes
+++ b/python-eventlet.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 24 11:05:29 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Require python-setuptools instead of distribute (upstreams merged)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 17 08:56:56 UTC 2013 - dmueller@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-eventlet.spec b/python-eventlet.spec
index 12129dd..24011db 100644
--- a/python-eventlet.spec
+++ b/python-eventlet.spec
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/e/eventlet/eventlet-%{ver
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-Sphinx
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-distribute
 BuildRequires:  python-greenlet
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 Requires:       python-greenlet
 %if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}