diff --git a/modules/pip/manifests/init.pp b/modules/pip/manifests/init.pp
index 7e66cda94f..45a2170548 100644
--- a/modules/pip/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/pip/manifests/init.pp
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ class pip {
     require => Package[$::pip::params::python_devel_package]
   }
 
-  package { 'setuptools':
-    ensure   => latest,
-    provider => pip,
-    require  => Package[$::pip::params::python_pip_package],
-  }
-
   if ($::operatingsystem in ['CentOS', 'RedHat']) {
 
     file { '/usr/bin/pip':
diff --git a/modules/pip/manifests/python3.pp b/modules/pip/manifests/python3.pp
index 5ab9b9e6d0..38a24122b7 100644
--- a/modules/pip/manifests/python3.pp
+++ b/modules/pip/manifests/python3.pp
@@ -12,10 +12,4 @@ class pip::python3 {
     require => Package[$::pip::params::python3_devel_package]
   }
 
-  package { 'setuptools':
-    ensure   => latest,
-    provider => pip3,
-    require  => Package[$::pip::params::python3_pip_package],
-  }
-
 }