diff --git a/docker/sdk-arm b/docker/sdk-arm
index c5fc42f..b8911dc 100644
--- a/docker/sdk-arm
+++ b/docker/sdk-arm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ENV MOD_NAME=sdk
 MAINTAINER rst/tgu
 
 # update pip to latest version
-RUN pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
 
 # install openmtc dependencies
 COPY tmp/$MOD_NAME-dependencies.txt /tmp/requirements.txt