1 files changed, 0 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/external/_pytest/vendored_packages/pluggy.py b/lib/spack/external/_pytest/vendored_packages/pluggy.py
index aebddad01d..6f26552d73 100644
--- a/lib/spack/external/_pytest/vendored_packages/pluggy.py
+++ b/lib/spack/external/_pytest/vendored_packages/pluggy.py
@@ -497,26 +497,6 @@ class PluginManager(object):
                                 "unknown hook %r in plugin %r" %
                                 (name, hookimpl.plugin))
 
-    def load_setuptools_entrypoints(self, entrypoint_name):
-        """ Load modules from querying the specified setuptools entrypoint name.
-        Return the number of loaded plugins. """
-        from pkg_resources import (iter_entry_points, DistributionNotFound,
-                                   VersionConflict)
-        for ep in iter_entry_points(entrypoint_name):
-            # is the plugin registered or blocked?
-            if self.get_plugin(ep.name) or self.is_blocked(ep.name):
-                continue
-            try:
-                plugin = ep.load()
-            except DistributionNotFound:
-                continue
-            except VersionConflict as e:
-                raise PluginValidationError(
-                    "Plugin %r could not be loaded: %s!" % (ep.name, e))
-            self.register(plugin, name=ep.name)
-            self._plugin_distinfo.append((plugin, ep.dist))
-        return len(self._plugin_distinfo)
-
     def list_plugin_distinfo(self):
         """ return list of distinfo/plugin tuples for all setuptools registered
         plugins. """