diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 763d501..80b3f49 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add \
     bsd-compat-headers \
     py-setuptools
 
-# Check to see if distutils is installed because python 3.12 removed it
-RUN python3 -c "import distutils" || (apk update && apk add py3-setuptools)
-
 ENV NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL error
 ENV WITH_SASL 0
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.core b/Dockerfile.core
index 5efeecf..33d3fb5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.core
+++ b/Dockerfile.core
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add \
     cyrus-sasl-dev \
     python3
 
-# Check to see if distutils is installed because python 3.12 removed it
-RUN python3 -c "import distutils" || (apk update && apk add py3-setuptools)
-
 ENV NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL error
 ENV WITH_SASL 0