diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a8e80eb5..a22c3a9f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ coverage>=4.4.1
 pycodestyle==2.3.1
 mock
 pytest
-distro
 -e ./zulip
 -e ./zulip_bots
 -e ./zulip_botserver
diff --git a/zulip/setup.py b/zulip/setup.py
index 3eeb4180..b1b16497 100755
--- a/zulip/setup.py
+++ b/zulip/setup.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ setuptools_info = dict(
                       'six',
                       'typing>=3.5.2.2;python_version<"3.5"',
                       'matrix_client',
+                      'distro',
                       ],
 )