diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/iotop/iotop_0.4.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/iotop/iotop_0.4.4.bb
index 111b072f29..d6292453f4 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/iotop/iotop_0.4.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/iotop/iotop_0.4.4.bb
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ do_install_append() {
     rm -f ${D}${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/site.py  || true
 }
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python-distutils python-curses python-textutils \
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python-curses python-textutils \
                   python-codecs python-ctypes python-pprint \
                   python-shell"