--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
-from distutils import sysconfig
 import SCons
 
 
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ EnsureSConsVersion(2, 3, 0)
 EnsurePythonVersion(2, 6)
 
 
-PYTHON_SYSCONFIG_IMPORT = 'from distutils import sysconfig'
+PYTHON_SYSCONFIG_IMPORT = ''
 
 # Utility productions
 
