diff --git a/files/debs/general b/files/debs/general
index 3fe7863de2..e824d239b4 100644
--- a/files/debs/general
+++ b/files/debs/general
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 bridge-utils
 pylint
-python-setuptools
 screen
 unzip
 wget
diff --git a/files/rpms-suse/general b/files/rpms-suse/general
index f1f7e8f173..63ef705b64 100644
--- a/files/rpms-suse/general
+++ b/files/rpms-suse/general
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ openssl
 psmisc
 python-cmd2 # dist:opensuse-12.3
 python-pylint
-python-setuptools # instead of python-distribute; dist:sle11sp2
 python-unittest2
 screen
 tar
diff --git a/files/rpms/general b/files/rpms/general
index d7ace9b990..ee7cc12cef 100644
--- a/files/rpms/general
+++ b/files/rpms/general
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ libxml2-devel
 libxslt-devel
 psmisc
 pylint
-python-setuptools
 python-prettytable # dist:rhel6 [1]
 python-unittest2
 python-virtualenv