diff --git a/elements/heat-cfntools/install.d/05-heat-cfntools b/elements/heat-cfntools/install.d/05-heat-cfntools
index c9ba73884..c281170ca 100755
--- a/elements/heat-cfntools/install.d/05-heat-cfntools
+++ b/elements/heat-cfntools/install.d/05-heat-cfntools
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $VENV/bin/pip install -U pip
 
 # Need setuptools>=1.0 to manage connections when
 # downloading from pypi using http_proxy and https_proxy
-$VENV/bin/pip install -U 'setuptools>=1.0,<8.0'
+$VENV/bin/pip install -U 'setuptools>=1.0'
 # bug #1293812 : Avoid easy_install triggering on pbr.
 $VENV/bin/pip install -U 'pbr>=0.6,<1.0'
 $VENV/bin/pip install -U heat-cfntools
diff --git a/elements/openstack-clients/bin/install-openstack-client b/elements/openstack-clients/bin/install-openstack-client
index eff974dbb..72f6dfb05 100755
--- a/elements/openstack-clients/bin/install-openstack-client
+++ b/elements/openstack-clients/bin/install-openstack-client
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if [ -n "$client_manifest" ]; then
 else
     # Need setuptools>=1.0 to manage connections when
     # downloading from pypi using http_proxy and https_proxy
-    pip install -U 'setuptools>=1.0,<8.0'
+    pip install -U 'setuptools>=1.0'
 
     # bug #1293812 : Avoid easy_install triggering on pbr.
     pip install -U 'pbr>=0.5.21,<1.0'
diff --git a/elements/os-svc-install/bin/os-svc-install b/elements/os-svc-install/bin/os-svc-install
index 905a41431..80e90cf33 100755
--- a/elements/os-svc-install/bin/os-svc-install
+++ b/elements/os-svc-install/bin/os-svc-install
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function python_install() {
         # doesn't manage correctly HTTPS sockets when downloading pbr from
         # https://pypi.python.org/simple/ if using http_proxy and
         # https_proxy envvars
-        pip install -U 'setuptools>=1.0,<8.0'
+        pip install -U 'setuptools>=1.0'
 
         # bug #1293812 : Avoid easy_install triggering on pbr.
         pip install -U 'pbr>=0.5.21,<1.0'
diff --git a/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/install.d/get-pip-py-source-install/01-install-pip b/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/install.d/get-pip-py-source-install/01-install-pip
index f42baa0f9..ea3d5edd8 100755
--- a/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/install.d/get-pip-py-source-install/01-install-pip
+++ b/elements/pip-and-virtualenv/install.d/get-pip-py-source-install/01-install-pip
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 set -eux
 
 python /tmp/get-pip.py
-pip install -U 'setuptools<8.0'
 pip install virtualenv