diff --git a/dev-python/flake8-import-order/flake8-import-order-0.18.ebuild b/dev-python/flake8-import-order/flake8-import-order-0.18.ebuild
index e4c14bfe095e5..1b167ca6553ff 100644
--- a/dev-python/flake8-import-order/flake8-import-order-0.18.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/flake8-import-order/flake8-import-order-0.18.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=6
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
@@ -17,8 +18,7 @@ KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 IUSE="test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
-RDEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	dev-python/pycodestyle[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+RDEPEND="dev-python/pycodestyle[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	test? (
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]