diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7b93754..9445567 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ import os
 import re
 import sys
 
-try:
-    from setuptools import setup
-except ImportError:
-    from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
+
 
 if sys.argv[-1] == 'publish':
     os.system("python setup.py sdist upload")