diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 56da84846..6ed046e8e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -39,7 +39,3 @@ sdist = darcsver --count-all-patches sdist
 install = darcsver --count-all-patches install
 bdist_egg = darcsver --count-all-patches bdist_egg
 trial = darcsver --count-all-patches trial
-
-# site-dirs is necessary on Debian and on some (?) Mac OS X because of http://bugs.python.org/setuptools/issue17
-[easy_install]
-site-dirs=/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Extras/lib/python,/var/lib/python-support/python2.5