diff --git a/pydiso/setup.py b/pydiso/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f951490..0000000
--- a/pydiso/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import os
-from os.path import join, abspath, dirname
-
-base_path = abspath(dirname(__file__))
-
-
-# Enable line tracing for coverage of cython files conditionally
-ext_kwargs = {}
-if os.environ.get("TEST_COV", None) is not None:
-    ext_kwargs["define_macros"] = [("CYTHON_TRACE_NOGIL", 1)]
-
-
-def configuration(parent_package="", top_path=None):
-    from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration, get_numpy_include_dirs
-    import numpy.distutils.system_info as sysinfo
-    config = Configuration("pydiso", parent_package, top_path)
-
-    try:
-        from Cython.Build import cythonize
-        cythonize(join(base_path, "mkl_solver.pyx"))
-    except ImportError:
-        pass
-
-    # get information about mkl location
-    mkl_root = os.environ.get('MKLROOT', None)
-    if mkl_root is None:
-        mkl_info = sysinfo.get_info('mkl')
-    else:
-        mkl_info = {
-            'include_dirs': [join(mkl_root, 'include')],
-            'library_dirs': [join(mkl_root, 'lib'), join(mkl_root, 'lib', 'intel64')],
-            'libraries': ['mkl_rt']
-        }
-
-    mkl_include_dirs = mkl_info.get('include_dirs', [])
-    mkl_library_dirs = mkl_info.get('library_dirs', [])
-    mkl_libraries = mkl_info.get('libraries', ['mkl_rt'])
-
-    config.add_extension(
-        "mkl_solver",
-        sources=["mkl_solver.c"],
-        libraries=mkl_libraries,
-        include_dirs=get_numpy_include_dirs() + mkl_include_dirs,
-        library_dirs=mkl_library_dirs,
-        extra_compile_args=['-w'],
-        **ext_kwargs
-    )
-
-    return config