diff --git a/dev-python/requests-file/requests-file-1.4.3.ebuild b/dev-python/requests-file/requests-file-1.4.3.ebuild
index 44ab0065f5795..87270485b5150 100644
--- a/dev-python/requests-file/requests-file-1.4.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/requests-file/requests-file-1.4.3.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{3_6,3_7} )
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=bdepend
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6..9} )
+
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="File transport adapter for Requests"
@@ -15,9 +18,6 @@ SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 IUSE=""
 
-DEPEND="
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-"
 RDEPEND="
 	dev-python/requests[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/six[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]