diff --git a/test/integration/targets/entry_points/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/entry_points/runme.sh
index cabf153a248..f8d6fe5f17f 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/entry_points/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/entry_points/runme.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ set -eu -o pipefail
 source virtualenv.sh
 set +x
 unset PYTHONPATH
-export SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib
 
 base_dir="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(dirname "$(dirname "${OUTPUT_DIR}")")")")"
 bin_dir="$(dirname "$(command -v pip)")"