diff --git a/devel/py-flit-scm/Makefile b/devel/py-flit-scm/Makefile
index a009fe7428c4..3ad03143d541 100644
--- a/devel/py-flit-scm/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-flit-scm/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	flit-scm
 PORTVERSION=	1.7.0
 PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTNAME=	flit_scm-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PEP 518 build backend that uses setuptools_scm to generate a version file
 WWW=		https://gitlab.com/WillDaSilva/flit_scm
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flit-core>=3.5<4:devel/py-flit-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=6.4:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PY_TOMLI}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flit-core>=3.5<4:devel/py-flit-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=6.4:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PY_TOMLI}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>