diff --git a/community/py3-ewmh/APKBUILD b/community/py3-ewmh/APKBUILD
index 8c0c1e19087..f23f5719db5 100644
--- a/community/py3-ewmh/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/py3-ewmh/APKBUILD
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ source="$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://github.com/parkouss/pyewmh/archive/v$pk
 builddir="$srcdir/pyewmh-$pkgver"
 
 build() {
-	export SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib
 	python3 setup.py build
 }
 
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ check() {
 }
 
 package() {
-	export SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib
 	python3 setup.py install \
 				--prefix=/usr \
 				--root="$pkgdir"