diff --git a/python-rpm-generators.spec b/python-rpm-generators.spec
index 8999c5d..51dfe87 100644
--- a/python-rpm-generators.spec
+++ b/python-rpm-generators.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:           python-rpm-generators
 Summary:        Dependency generators for Python RPMs
 Version:        12
-Release:        8%{?dist}
+Release:        9%{?dist}
 
 # Originally all those files were part of RPM, so license is kept here
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ install -Dpm0755 -t %{buildroot}%{_rpmconfigdir} *.py
 %{_rpmconfigdir}/pythonbundles.py
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 22 2023 Tomáš Hrnčiar <thrnciar@redhat.com> - 12-9
+- Avoid needless pkg_resources import in pythonbundles.py
+- Resolves: RHEL-6110
+
 * Wed Jan 26 2022 Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com> - 12-8
 - From `python3-foo` packages automatically generate `python3.X-foo` Obsoletes
   tags on CentOS/RHEL
diff --git a/pythonbundles.py b/pythonbundles.py
index 96e817e..3d784ae 100755
--- a/pythonbundles.py
+++ b/pythonbundles.py
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@
 import pathlib
 import sys
 
-# inject parse_version import to pythondistdeps
-# not the nicest API, but :/
-from pkg_resources import parse_version
 import pythondistdeps
-pythondistdeps.parse_version = parse_version
-
 
 def generate_bundled_provides(path, namespace):
     provides = set()