diff --git a/misc/dependencies/build-deps-setup.py b/misc/dependencies/build-deps-setup.py
index 1c29dfb24..cd09b025a 100644
--- a/misc/dependencies/build-deps-setup.py
+++ b/misc/dependencies/build-deps-setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import sys, os
 
 miscdeps=os.path.join('misc', 'dependencies')
 
-from ez_setup import use_setuptools
 try:
     from ez_setup import use_setuptools
 except ImportError: