diff --git a/roles/wsgi_website/defaults/main.yml b/roles/wsgi_website/defaults/main.yml
index dbaf3ccef43a5ab4ae74261e8fa70fef5abb3866..27fe4ec967bcfcb691e3ab8abf945de37ed9ecb5 100644
--- a/roles/wsgi_website/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/wsgi_website/defaults/main.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@ admin: "admin-{{ fqdn | replace('.', '_') }}"
 user: "web-{{ fqdn | replace('.', '_') }}"
 home: "/var/www/{{ fqdn }}"
 python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python{{ python_version }}"
-no_setuptools: "{% if ansible_distribution_release == 'jessie' %}{% elif ansible_distribution_release == 'stretch' %}--no-setuptools{% endif %}"