diff --git a/pex/interpreter.py b/pex/interpreter.py
index 4b3226b57..0bfa8b22a 100644
--- a/pex/interpreter.py
+++ b/pex/interpreter.py
@@ -293,14 +293,6 @@ class PythonInterpreter(object):
 
   CACHE = {}  # memoize executable => PythonInterpreter
 
-  try:
-    # Versions of distribute prior to the setuptools merge would automatically replace
-    # 'setuptools' requirements with 'distribute'.  It provided the 'replacement' kwarg
-    # to toggle this, but it was removed post-merge.
-    COMPATIBLE_SETUPTOOLS = Requirement.parse('setuptools>=1.0', replacement=False)
-  except TypeError:
-    COMPATIBLE_SETUPTOOLS = Requirement.parse('setuptools>=1.0')
-
   class Error(Exception): pass
   class IdentificationError(Error): pass
   class InterpreterNotFound(Error): pass
diff --git a/pex/pex_info.py b/pex/pex_info.py
index 50d7b0f6d..fa116a487 100644
--- a/pex/pex_info.py
+++ b/pex/pex_info.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import json
 import os
 import warnings
-from collections import namedtuple
 
 from .common import open_zip
 from .compatibility import PY2
@@ -15,8 +14,6 @@
 from .util import merge_split
 from .variables import ENV
 
-PexPlatform = namedtuple('PexPlatform', 'interpreter version strict')
-
 
 # TODO(wickman) Split this into a PexInfoBuilder/PexInfo to ensure immutability.
 # Issue #92.
@@ -53,13 +50,15 @@ class PexInfo(object):
   @classmethod
   def make_build_properties(cls, interpreter=None):
     from .interpreter import PythonInterpreter
-    from pkg_resources import get_platform
+    from .platforms import Platform
 
     pi = interpreter or PythonInterpreter.get()
+    plat = Platform.current()
+    platform_name = plat.platform
     return {
       'class': pi.identity.interpreter,
       'version': pi.identity.version,
-      'platform': get_platform(),
+      'platform': platform_name,
     }
 
   @classmethod