diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b1b3cbdc8dab6d657a0346942666e97036c5b43f..b8b44f402c360bce24ad28554b3bbd171a65640c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def main():
             check_git_submodules, NumpyExtension)
     check_git_submodules()
 
-    hack_distutils(debug=True)
+    hack_distutils()
     conf = get_config(get_config_schema(),
             warn_about_no_config=False)