diff --git a/python-simplejson.changes b/python-simplejson.changes
index 042b4e5..09fd05e 100644
--- a/python-simplejson.changes
+++ b/python-simplejson.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 24 11:14:30 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Require python-setuptools instead of distribute (upstreams merged)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May  8 09:51:19 UTC 2013 - benny.gaechter@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-simplejson.spec b/python-simplejson.spec
index a2f287e..28be013 100644
--- a/python-simplejson.spec
+++ b/python-simplejson.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/simplejson/simplejson-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-distribute
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
 %{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")}
 %else