diff --git a/dev-python/entrypoints/entrypoints-0.3-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/entrypoints/entrypoints-0.3-r1.ebuild
index da55a0a76990a..2f28407b7f56f 100644
--- a/dev-python/entrypoints/entrypoints-0.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/entrypoints/entrypoints-0.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( pypy{,3} python{2_7,3_{5,6,7,8}} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
@@ -15,9 +16,9 @@ LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="amd64 ~arm arm64 ~ia64 ~sparc ~x86"
 IUSE="test"
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 DEPEND="
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	$(python_gen_cond_dep '>=dev-python/configparser-3.5.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' 'python2*')
 	test? (
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
@@ -25,8 +26,6 @@ DEPEND="
 	)
 "
 
-RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
-
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}"-0.2.1-init.py.patch
 )