diff --git a/devel/py-setuptools/Makefile b/devel/py-setuptools/Makefile
index 40b38a886356c..ec9b524298bf2 100644
--- a/devel/py-setuptools/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-setuptools/Makefile
@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@ COMMENT=	Python packages installer
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-NO_ARCH=	yes
 USES=		python:2.7+ zip
 USE_PYTHON=	allflavors autoplist concurrent distutils
 
+MAKE_ENV+=	SETUPTOOLS_DISABLE_VERSIONED_EASY_INSTALL_SCRIPT=1
+NO_ARCH=	yes
 PYDISTUTILS_SETUP=	${PYSETUP}
 
-CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}distribute-[0-9]*
-MAKE_ENV+=		SETUPTOOLS_DISABLE_VERSIONED_EASY_INSTALL_SCRIPT=1
-
 PLIST_FILES=	"@sample %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/easy-install.pth.dist %%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/easy-install.pth"
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>