diff --git a/bootstrap/_deb_common.sh b/bootstrap/_deb_common.sh
index 5348715eb..7e68c7717 100755
--- a/bootstrap/_deb_common.sh
+++ b/bootstrap/_deb_common.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ fi
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   python \
-  python-setuptools \
   "$virtualenv" \
   python-dev \
   gcc \