diff --git a/buildozer/__init__.py b/buildozer/__init__.py
index ba866eb..279cfee 100644
--- a/buildozer/__init__.py
+++ b/buildozer/__init__.py
@@ -489,10 +489,6 @@ class Buildozer(object):
 
     def _install_application_requirement(self, module):
         self._ensure_virtualenv()
-        # resetup distribute, just in case
-        self.debug('Install distribute')
-        self.cmd('curl http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py | venv/bin/python', get_stdout=True, cwd=self.buildozer_dir)
-
         self.debug('Install requirement {} in virtualenv'.format(module))
         self.cmd('pip install --target={} {}'.format(self.applibs_dir, module),
                  env=self.env_venv,