diff --git a/openstack/python-designateclient/python-designateclient.spec.j2 b/openstack/python-designateclient/python-designateclient.spec.j2
index 0aca56c8a..7daae641c 100644
--- a/openstack/python-designateclient/python-designateclient.spec.j2
+++ b/openstack/python-designateclient/python-designateclient.spec.j2
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ BuildRequires:  {{ py3('oslo.serialization') }}
 BuildRequires:  {{ py3('oslotest') }}
 BuildRequires:  {{ py3('pbr') }}
 BuildRequires:  {{ py3('requests-mock') }}
-BuildRequires:  {{ py3('setuptools') }}
 BuildRequires:  {{ py3('stestr') }}
 BuildArch:      noarch