diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-mingw.yml b/.github/workflows/test-mingw.yml
index bfd393db5a2..93fe8a06465 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-mingw.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-mingw.yml
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ jobs:
               mingw-w64-x86_64-openjpeg2 \
               mingw-w64-x86_64-python3-numpy \
               mingw-w64-x86_64-python3-olefile \
-              mingw-w64-x86_64-python3-setuptools \
+              mingw-w64-x86_64-python3-pip \
+              mingw-w64-x86_64-python-pytest \
+              mingw-w64-x86_64-python-pytest-cov \
+              mingw-w64-x86_64-python-pytest-timeout \
               mingw-w64-x86_64-python-pyqt6
 
-          python3 -m ensurepip
-          python3 -m pip install pyroma pytest pytest-cov pytest-timeout
-
           pushd depends && ./install_extra_test_images.sh && popd
 
       - name: Build Pillow
-        run: SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS="stdlib" CFLAGS="-coverage" python3 -m pip install .
+        run: CFLAGS="-coverage" python3 -m pip install .
 
       - name: Test Pillow
         run: |
diff --git a/docs/installation/building-from-source.rst b/docs/installation/building-from-source.rst
index 4b517582786..19294f72c1c 100644
--- a/docs/installation/building-from-source.rst
+++ b/docs/installation/building-from-source.rst
@@ -195,11 +195,6 @@ Many of Pillow's features require external libraries:
             mingw-w64-x86_64-libimagequant \
             mingw-w64-x86_64-libraqm
 
-    https://www.msys2.org/docs/python/ states that setuptools >= 60 does not work with
-    MSYS2. To workaround this, before installing Pillow you must run::
-
-        export SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib
-
 .. tab:: FreeBSD
 
     .. Note:: Only FreeBSD 10 and 11 tested