Remove error message if wheel is not installed

Since pypa/setuptools#4369 was merged, wheel is vendored into setuptools and no longer needs to be installed for `bdist_wheel` to work.
hoodmane · Jun 25, 2024 · 48258ab · 48258ab
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -37,15 +37,6 @@
         "Try running: python -m ensurepip"
     )
 
-if "bdist_wheel" in sys.argv:
-    try:
-        import wheel  # noqa: F401
-    except ImportError:
-        sys.exit(
-            "We need both setuptools AND wheel packages installed "
-            "for bdist_wheel to work. Try running: pip install wheel"
-        )
-
 
 # Make sure we have the right Python version.
 MIN_PY_VER = (3, 9)