diff --git a/remarkbox/__init__.py b/remarkbox/__init__.py
index e1a6701..c97efc5 100644
--- a/remarkbox/__init__.py
+++ b/remarkbox/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from pyramid.session import SignedCookieSessionFactory
 import re
 
 # needed to load themes.
-from pkg_resources import iter_entry_points
+from importlib.metadata import entry_points
 
 import logging
 import os
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ def get_children_settings(settings, parent_key):
 
 def load_entry_points(group_name):
     """Return a dictionary of entry_points related to given group_name"""
-    entry_points = {}
-    for entry_point in iter_entry_points(group=group_name, name=None):
-        entry_points[entry_point.name] = entry_point.load()
-    return entry_points
+    result = {}
+    for ep in entry_points(group=group_name):
+        result[ep.name] = ep.load()
+    return result
 
 
 def load_jinja2_themes(config):
diff --git a/requirements.py3.txt b/requirements.py3.txt
index 35cb65b..e05245f 100644
--- a/requirements.py3.txt
+++ b/requirements.py3.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 six
 
 # Python 3.12+ no longer bundles setuptools in venvs.
-# Pyramid imports pkg_resources which was removed in setuptools 81+.
-setuptools<81
+setuptools
 
 # Pyramid.
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