diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/qutebrowser/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/qutebrowser/default.nix
index 358da2082c0af12..9d5114f66801f6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/qutebrowser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/qutebrowser/default.nix
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
     runHook preInstall
 
     make -f misc/Makefile \
-      PYTHON=${python3.pythonOnBuildForHost.interpreter} \
+      PYTHON=${(python3.pythonOnBuildForHost.withPackages (ps: with ps; [ setuptools ])).interpreter} \
       PREFIX=. \
       DESTDIR="$out" \
       DATAROOTDIR=/share \
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 32dadb301c0e38b..96f1f4811b76425 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -33635,12 +33635,10 @@ with pkgs;
 
   qutebrowser = callPackage ../applications/networking/browsers/qutebrowser {
     inherit (__splicedPackages.qt6Packages) qtbase qtwebengine wrapQtAppsHook qtwayland;
-    python3 = python311;
   };
 
   qutebrowser-qt5 = callPackage ../applications/networking/browsers/qutebrowser {
     inherit (__splicedPackages.libsForQt5) qtbase qtwebengine wrapQtAppsHook qtwayland;
-    python3 = python311;
   };
 
   qxw = callPackage ../applications/editors/qxw { };