diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bebf8130d5..edc7e0b97b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import os
 import site
-from distutils.util import get_platform
 from importlib.machinery import FileFinder
 from importlib.util import find_spec
 from pathlib import Path