--- setup.py
+++ setup.py
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function, absolute_import
 
-# This needs to be the very first thing to use distribute
-from distribute_setup import use_setuptools
-use_setuptools()
-
+import setuptools
 import sys
 
 # distutils is breaking our sdists for files in symlinked dirs.