diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_test.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_test.yml
index c49823f8..a74bd1b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu_test.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
           sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install python${{ matrix.python-version }}-dev -y
-          sudo apt-get install python${{ matrix.python-version }}-distutils -y
           python${{ matrix.python-version }} -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python${{ matrix.python-version }} -m pip install setuptools
           python${{ matrix.python-version }} -m pip install wheel