diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 84c27fc..97b0606 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ install_requires = [
 # However environment markers are supported only with setuptools >= 36.2.
 # So this dependency is not added for old Linux distributions with old setuptools,
 # in order to allow these systems to build certbot from sources.
-if StrictVersion(setuptools_version) >= StrictVersion('36.2'):
-    install_requires.append("pywin32 ; sys_platform == 'win32'")
-elif 'bdist_wheel' in sys.argv[1:]:
-    raise RuntimeError('Error, you are trying to build certbot wheels using an old version '
-                       'of setuptools. Version 36.2+ of setuptools is required.')
+#if StrictVersion(setuptools_version) >= StrictVersion('36.2'):
+#    install_requires.append("pywin32 ; sys_platform == 'win32'")
+#elif 'bdist_wheel' in sys.argv[1:]:
+#    raise RuntimeError('Error, you are trying to build certbot wheels using an old version '
+#                       'of setuptools. Version 36.2+ of setuptools is required.')
 
 dev_extras = [
     'astroid==1.6.5',