diff --git a/packages/mbed-greentea/setup.py b/packages/mbed-greentea/setup.py
index a7248a6785..7835608eb6 100644
--- a/packages/mbed-greentea/setup.py
+++ b/packages/mbed-greentea/setup.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 
 import os
 from io import open
-from distutils.core import setup
-from setuptools import find_packages
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 DESCRIPTION = "mbed 3.0 onwards test suite, codename Greentea. The test suite is a collection of tools that enable automated testing on mbed-enabled platforms"
 OWNER_NAMES = 'Anna Bridge, Qinghao Shi'
diff --git a/packages/mbed-host-tests/setup.py b/packages/mbed-host-tests/setup.py
index 8b0723d429..bbc059fbc5 100644
--- a/packages/mbed-host-tests/setup.py
+++ b/packages/mbed-host-tests/setup.py
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
 """
 
 import os
-from distutils.core import setup
 from io import open
-from setuptools import find_packages
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 DESCRIPTION = "mbed tools used to flash, reset and supervise test execution for mbed-enabled devices"
 OWNER_NAMES = 'Qinghao Shi'
diff --git a/packages/mbed-ls/setup.py b/packages/mbed-ls/setup.py
index daa1bd1a2a..76b13d13a3 100644
--- a/packages/mbed-ls/setup.py
+++ b/packages/mbed-ls/setup.py
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 """
 
 import os
-from distutils.core import setup
 from io import open
-from setuptools import find_packages
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 DESCRIPTION = "mbed-ls is a Python module that detects and lists mbed-enabled devices connected to the host computer"
 OWNER_NAMES = 'Graham Hammond, Mark Edgeworth'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bd3d968422..ea6d1cb2a2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
-from distutils.core import setup
-from setuptools import find_packages
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 DESCRIPTION = "The tools to build, test, and work with Mbed OS"
 OWNER_NAMES = "Jimmy Brisson, Brian Daniels"