diff --git a/packages/python-apt/build.sh b/packages/python-apt/build.sh
index 2abf6ac4f3..25905b7062 100644
--- a/packages/python-apt/build.sh
+++ b/packages/python-apt/build.sh
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ termux_step_pre_configure() {
 	popd
 	. ${_CROSSENV_PREFIX}/bin/activate
 
-	pushd ${_CROSSENV_PREFIX}/build/lib/python${_PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages
-	patch --silent -p1 < $TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_DIR/setuptools-44.1.1-no-bdist_wininst.diff || :
-	popd
-
 	LDFLAGS+=" -lpython${_PYTHON_VERSION}"
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/python-apt/setuptools-44.1.1-no-bdist_wininst.diff b/packages/python-apt/setuptools-44.1.1-no-bdist_wininst.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index ed7f7e7b51..0000000000
--- a/packages/python-apt/setuptools-44.1.1-no-bdist_wininst.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-Copyright (C) 2016 Jason R Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
-this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
-the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
-use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
-of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
-so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
-
---- a/setuptools/command/install_scripts.py
-+++ b/setuptools/command/install_scripts.py
-@@ -32,12 +32,7 @@
-         )
-         bs_cmd = self.get_finalized_command('build_scripts')
-         exec_param = getattr(bs_cmd, 'executable', None)
--        bw_cmd = self.get_finalized_command("bdist_wininst")
--        is_wininst = getattr(bw_cmd, '_is_running', False)
-         writer = ei.ScriptWriter
--        if is_wininst:
--            exec_param = "python.exe"
--            writer = ei.WindowsScriptWriter
-         if exec_param == sys.executable:
-             # In case the path to the Python executable contains a space, wrap
-             # it so it's not split up.