diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 009e14f45..d920fa707 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def run(self):
     name="kafka-python",
     version="0.9.0",
 
-    install_requires=["distribute"],
     tests_require=["tox", "mock"],
     cmdclass={"test": Tox},