diff --git a/.github/ci/packages.apt b/.github/ci/packages.apt
index 77df164d6e..9799421f24 100644
--- a/.github/ci/packages.apt
+++ b/.github/ci/packages.apt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ libtinyxml2-dev
 libxi-dev
 libxmu-dev
 libpython3-dev
-python3-distutils
 python3-gz-math7
 python3-gz-msgs10
 python3-gz-transport13