diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-django.inc b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-django.inc
index e030ff4087..11d5e63018 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-django.inc
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-django.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} += "\
     ${PYTHON_PN}-threading \
     ${PYTHON_PN}-unixadmin \
     ${PYTHON_PN}-xml \
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-distutils \
 "
 
 CVE_PRODUCT = "django"