diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 3420ff0b..ebf91585 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version
 
 try:
-    __version__ = get_distribution("emcee").version
-except DistributionNotFound:
+    __version__ = version("emcee")
+except PackageNotFoundError:
     __version__ = "unknown version"
 
 
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index eab651e5..9582ce1b 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ h5py
 celerite
 corner
 ipython
-setuptools