diff --git a/devel/py-pathspec/Makefile b/devel/py-pathspec/Makefile
index 0a74aa2b6127..2a7aee29efb4 100644
--- a/devel/py-pathspec/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pathspec/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	pathspec
 PORTVERSION=	0.10.3
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	matthew@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Utility library for pattern matching of file paths
 WWW=		https://pypi.org/project/pathspec/
 
 LICENSE=	MPL20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=40.8.0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest>0:devel/py-pytest@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python:3.7+
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${PYTHON_CMD} ${PYDISTUTILS_SETUP} test
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>