@@ -126,12 +126,3 @@ def try_remove_lockfile():
 
 
 udir = make_numbered_dir(prefix = 'ffi-')
-
-
-# Windows-only workaround for some configurations: see
-# https://bugs.python.org/issue23246 (Python 2.7.9)
-if sys.platform == 'win32':
-    try:
-        import setuptools
-    except ImportError:
-        pass