diff --git a/dev-embedded/platformio/platformio-5.1.1.ebuild b/dev-embedded/platformio/platformio-5.1.1.ebuild
index 84f95fbddf115..a8a4f90c75cc7 100644
--- a/dev-embedded/platformio/platformio-5.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-embedded/platformio/platformio-5.1.1.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ EAPI=7
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8,9} )
 DISTUTILS_SINGLE_IMPL=1
-DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
@@ -16,13 +15,8 @@ SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/${PN:0:1}/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"
 LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
-IUSE=""
 
-DEPEND="
-	$(python_gen_cond_dep '
-		dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	')"
-RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
+RDEPEND="
 	$(python_gen_cond_dep '
 		<dev-python/bottle-0.13[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		>=dev-python/click-5[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]