diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0241e24a..f1a50c8e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import re
 import subprocess
-try:
-    from setuptools import setup, Extension
-except ImportError:
-    from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+from setuptools import setup, Extension
 from distutils.command.build_ext import build_ext
 from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_inc
 from distutils.ccompiler import get_default_compiler