diff --git a/utils/setup-testing.py b/utils/setup-testing.py
index 7036d44..19793f8 100755
--- a/utils/setup-testing.py
+++ b/utils/setup-testing.py
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
 import os
 import sys
-if 'develop' in sys.argv:
-    from setuptools import setup
-else:
-    from distutils.core import setup
+from setuptools import setup
 
 if not (sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 7) or sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 3)):
     sys.exit("conda is only meant for Python 2.7 or 3.3 and up.  "