diff --git a/dev-python/python-prctl/python-prctl-1.7.ebuild b/dev-python/python-prctl/python-prctl-1.7.ebuild
index 853ab34592b53..c9e28fe393420 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-prctl/python-prctl-1.7.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-prctl/python-prctl-1.7.ebuild
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
+
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
@@ -15,7 +17,4 @@ SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 
 RDEPEND="sys-libs/libcap"
-
-DEPEND="
-	${RDEPEND}
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"