diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 03e09cd..75c24ca 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ session using ```--pdb``` or similar.
 Changelog
 =========
 
+2.1.0
+-----
+
+- Increase pytest requirement to >=5.0.0.  Thanks Dominic Davis-Foster.
+
 2.0.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/pytest_timeout.py b/pytest_timeout.py
index b2b05e6..d420b82 100644
--- a/pytest_timeout.py
+++ b/pytest_timeout.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import threading
 import traceback
 from collections import namedtuple
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 import py
 import pytest
@@ -394,12 +393,8 @@ def timeout_timer(item, timeout):
     try:
         capman = item.config.pluginmanager.getplugin("capturemanager")
         if capman:
-            pytest_version = LooseVersion(pytest.__version__)
-            if pytest_version >= LooseVersion("3.7.3"):
-                capman.suspend_global_capture(item)
-                stdout, stderr = capman.read_global_capture()
-            else:
-                stdout, stderr = capman.suspend_global_capture(item)
+            capman.suspend_global_capture(item)
+            stdout, stderr = capman.read_global_capture()
         else:
             stdout, stderr = None, None
         write_title("Timeout", sep="+")
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 31b5b90..cdbca3a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     license="MIT",
     py_modules=["pytest_timeout"],
     entry_points={"pytest11": ["timeout = pytest_timeout"]},
-    install_requires=["pytest>=3.6.0"],
+    install_requires=["pytest>=5.0.0"],
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
         "Environment :: Console",