diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/management/commands/extract_messages.py b/openstack_dashboard/management/commands/extract_messages.py
index 13b7ad0e8c..29a70cb959 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/management/commands/extract_messages.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/management/commands/extract_messages.py
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # pylint: disable=import-error,deprecated-module
-from distutils.dist import Distribution
 import os
 from subprocess import call
 
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from setuptools.dist import Distribution
+
 
 DOMAINS = ['django', 'djangojs']
 MODULES = ['openstack_dashboard', 'horizon', 'openstack_auth']