diff --git a/dev-python/pytest-pylint/pytest-pylint-0.14.1.ebuild b/dev-python/pytest-pylint/pytest-pylint-0.14.1.ebuild
index 85605fa7eb8b3..b8546e9fb732d 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytest-pylint/pytest-pylint-0.14.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pytest-pylint/pytest-pylint-0.14.1.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
 inherit distutils-r1
 
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ RDEPEND="dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/pylint[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/six[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/pytest-pep8[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	)"