diff --git a/package/python-distutilscross/python-distutilscross.mk b/package/python-distutilscross/python-distutilscross.mk
index df12f97f2..cfe2811c2 100644
--- a/package/python-distutilscross/python-distutilscross.mk
+++ b/package/python-distutilscross/python-distutilscross.mk
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@
 PYTHON_DISTUTILSCROSS_VERSION = 0.1
 PYTHON_DISTUTILSCROSS_SOURCE  = distutilscross-$(PYTHON_DISTUTILSCROSS_VERSION).tar.gz
 PYTHON_DISTUTILSCROSS_SITE    = http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distutilscross
+PYTHON_DISTUTILSCROSS_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 
-HOST_PYTHON_DISTUTILSCROSS_DEPENDENCIES = host-python host-python-setuptools
-
-define HOST_PYTHON_DISTUTILSCROSS_BUILD_CMDS
-	(cd $(@D); $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python setup.py build)
-endef
-
-define HOST_PYTHON_DISTUTILSCROSS_INSTALL_CMDS
-	(cd $(@D); $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python setup.py install --prefix=$(HOST_DIR)/usr)
-endef
-
-$(eval $(host-generic-package))
+$(eval $(host-python-package))