1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 31eda0fb..f5cbff31 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,17 +10,6 @@ from setuptools.command.install import install
 here = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
 
-def require_metadata():
-    "Prevent improper installs without necessary metadata. See #659"
-    egg_info_dir = os.path.join(here, 'setuptools.egg-info')
-    if not os.path.exists(egg_info_dir):
-        msg = (
-            "Cannot build setuptools without metadata. "
-            "Run `bootstrap.py`."
-        )
-        raise RuntimeError(msg)
-
-
 def read_commands():
     command_ns = {}
     cmd_module_path = 'setuptools/command/__init__.py'
@@ -170,5 +159,4 @@ setup_params = dict(
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # allow setup.py to run from another directory
     here and os.chdir(here)
-    require_metadata()
     dist = setuptools.setup(**setup_params)