diff --git a/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini b/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
index 99e471b97f6..81cf27d70a3 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
+++ b/build/pkgs/configure/checksums.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 tarball=configure-VERSION.tar.gz
-sha1=aa7054a0e6a582d2db1475dc47f63a54e6ac569f
-md5=40eab024557ad51e08dfb08e2753a465
-cksum=802824779
+sha1=2e10c6289199a61f8bcf7223187d1c73941e7cf7
+md5=8ed9a9b76fe5ced09e60a2ea9f796cb4
+cksum=2516922817
diff --git a/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt b/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
index f8291b5f3d7..f5f5147a444 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/configure/package-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-c47788b02a42ef4907a0e61e702fbe9bbef27590
+ab10fe939823febb1f5c3d14400f143631b84f81
diff --git a/src/sage/misc/cython.py b/src/sage/misc/cython.py
index 5631cc092e3..c0c803bf943 100644
--- a/src/sage/misc/cython.py
+++ b/src/sage/misc/cython.py
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ def cython(filename, verbose=0, compile_message=False,
                         os.curdir)
 
     # This emulates running "setup.py build" with the correct options
-    dist = Distribution()
+    #
     # setuptools plugins considered harmful:
     # If build isolation is not in use and setuptools_scm is installed,
     # then its file_finders entry point is invoked, which we don't need.
@@ -429,7 +429,12 @@ def cython(filename, verbose=0, compile_message=False,
     # LookupError: pyproject.toml does not contain a tool.setuptools_scm section
     # LookupError: setuptools-scm was unable to detect version ...
     # We just remove all handling of "setuptools.finalize_distribution_options" entry points.
-    dist._removed = staticmethod(lambda ep: True)
+    class Distribution_no_finalize_distribution_options(Distribution):
+        @staticmethod
+        def _removed(ep):
+            return True
+
+    dist = Distribution_no_finalize_distribution_options()
     dist.ext_modules = [ext]
     dist.include_dirs = includes
     buildcmd = dist.get_command_obj("build")