diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb
index a83adffcd2..2cf7742a90 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-stopit_1.1.2.bb
@@ -14,8 +14,4 @@ SRC_URI += "\
     file://0001-Drop-the-deprecated-pkg_resources.patch \
 "
 
-RDEPENDS:${PN} += "\
-    python3-setuptools \
-    "
-
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"