diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
index 1a1a7933d..2c89532f0 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Setup script for certbot-dns-route53"""
-from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools import find_packages
 
 version = '0.24.0.dev0'