diff --git a/lang/python/python-babel/Makefile b/lang/python/python-babel/Makefile
index a64540518c4a9e..404818aa044b99 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-babel/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-babel/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-babel
 PKG_VERSION:=2.17.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=babel
 PKG_HASH:=0c54cffb19f690cdcc52a3b50bcbf71e07a808d1c80d549f2459b9d2cf0afb9d
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ define Package/python3-babel
   URL:=https://babel.pocoo.org/
   DEPENDS:= \
     +python3-decimal \
-    +python3-distutils \
     +python3-email \
     +python3-light \
     +python3-logging \
diff --git a/lang/python/python-docker/Makefile b/lang/python/python-docker/Makefile
index f56bb54bde1e7c..3336ecd9eb02fe 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-docker/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-docker/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-docker
 PKG_VERSION:=7.1.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=docker
 PKG_HASH:=ad8c70e6e3f8926cb8a92619b832b4ea5299e2831c14284663184e200546fa6c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ define Package/python3-docker
   TITLE:=A Python library for the Docker Engine API
   URL:=https://github.com/docker/docker-py
   DEPENDS:=\
-	  +python3-light +python3-distutils +python3-logging \
-	  +python3-openssl +python3-packaging +python3-paramiko +python3-six \
+	  +python3-light +python3-logging +python3-openssl \
+	  +python3-packaging +python3-paramiko +python3-six \
 	  +python3-requests +python3-urllib3 +python3-websocket-client
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-incremental/Makefile b/lang/python/python-incremental/Makefile
index 0ca917b52412ff..0b04a9685e30ce 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-incremental/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-incremental/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-incremental
 PKG_VERSION:=24.7.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=incremental
 PKG_HASH:=fb4f1d47ee60efe87d4f6f0ebb5f70b9760db2b2574c59c8e8912be4ebd464c9
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ define Package/python3-incremental
   SUBMENU:=Python
   TITLE:=Versions your Python projects
   URL:=https://github.com/twisted/incremental
-  DEPENDS:=+python3-light +python3-distutils +python3-pkg-resources
+  DEPENDS:=+python3-light +python3-pkg-resources
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-incremental/description
diff --git a/net/fail2ban/Makefile b/net/fail2ban/Makefile
index a963af1f621cc3..8973ec599f0ee9 100644
--- a/net/fail2ban/Makefile
+++ b/net/fail2ban/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=fail2ban
 PKG_VERSION:=1.1.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/tar.gz/$(PKG_VERSION)?
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ define Package/fail2ban
   +nftables \
   +python3-light \
   +python3-ctypes \
-  +python3-distutils \
   +python3-email \
   +python3-logging \
   +python3-sqlite3 \
diff --git a/net/flent/Makefile b/net/flent/Makefile
index 7f646a40788364..fb9f0aa0a5f1f7 100644
--- a/net/flent/Makefile
+++ b/net/flent/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=flent
 PKG_VERSION:=2.2.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PYPI_NAME:=flent
 PKG_HASH:=04fc21de858863560423e79c822f405225f829afd8e5d62293099fbef341f9e8
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ define Package/flent
     +python3-light \
     +python3-uuid \
     +python3-logging \
-    +python3-distutils \
     +python3-defusedxml \
     +flent-tools \
     +netperf \