diff --git a/recipes/cpython/all/test_package/setup.py b/recipes/cpython/all/test_package/setup.py
index 829e0e71bc880..0affa6d78e26d 100644
--- a/recipes/cpython/all/test_package/setup.py
+++ b/recipes/cpython/all/test_package/setup.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 elif PY3:
     subdir = "py3"
     from setuptools import setup, Extension, __version__ as setuptools_versions
-    from conans import tools
-    use_2to3 = tools.Version(setuptools_versions) <= tools.Version("58.0.0")
+    import pkg_resources
+    use_2to3 = pkg_resources.parse_version(setuptools_versions) <= pkg_resources.parse_version("58.0.0")
 else:
     raise Exception