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diff --git a/debian/build_virtualenv b/debian/build_virtualenv

index d892fd5c9d..4c9aabcac3 100755
--- a/debian/build_virtualenv
+++ b/debian/build_virtualenv
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ esac
 dh_virtualenv \
     --install-suffix "matrix-synapse" \
     --builtin-venv \
-    --setuptools \
     --python "$SNAKE" \
     --upgrade-pip \
     --preinstall="lxml" \