diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyroute2_0.7.9.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyroute2_0.7.9.bb
index baf3cf8ede..9365a330ec 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyroute2_0.7.9.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyroute2_0.7.9.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ inherit setuptools3 pypi ptest
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
     python3-ctypes \
-    python3-distutils \
     python3-io \
     python3-json \
     python3-fcntl \