diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index afda7c24..96d4b321 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,16 +23,12 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
-from distutils.sysconfig import get_config_vars
+from sysconfig import get_config_vars
 
 from setuptools import Distribution, setup
+from setuptools.command.build_clib import build_clib as _build_clib
 from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext as _build_ext
 
-try:
-    from setuptools.command.build_clib import build_clib as _build_clib
-except ImportError:
-    from distutils.command.build_clib import build_clib as _build_clib
-
 
 requirements = []
 setup_requirements = ["setuptools"]