diff --git a/update_plugins.py b/update_plugins.py
index f1f5f742..ad5c9096 100644
--- a/update_plugins.py
+++ b/update_plugins.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import shutil
 import tempfile
 import urllib.request
 import zipfile
-from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
 from io import BytesIO
 from os import path
+from shutil import copytree
 
 # --- Globals ----------------------------------------------
 PLUGINS = """
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     temp_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
 
     if not path.isdir(SOURCE_DIR):
-        copy_tree(FALLBACK_SOURCE_DIR, SOURCE_DIR)
+        copytree(FALLBACK_SOURCE_DIR, SOURCE_DIR)
 
     try:
         if futures: