diff --git a/Python/MiktoList.py b/Python/MiktoList.py
index 133824da..b901f5c2 100755
--- a/Python/MiktoList.py
+++ b/Python/MiktoList.py
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 import sys
 import webbrowser
 
-from distutils.util import strtobool
+from modules.helpers import strtobool
 from modules.db_manager import DB_Manager
 
-
 def open_file_input(cli_parsed):
     files = glob.glob(os.path.join(cli_parsed.d, 'report.html'))
     if len(files) > 0:
diff --git a/Python/Recategorize.py b/Python/Recategorize.py
index 674771d1..94ec4cd5 100755
--- a/Python/Recategorize.py
+++ b/Python/Recategorize.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 import webbrowser
 
-from distutils.util import strtobool
+from modules.helpers import strtobool
 from modules.db_manager import DB_Manager
 from modules.reporting import sort_data_and_write
 
diff --git a/Python/Search.py b/Python/Search.py
index 30f14cfc..0c836e2e 100755
--- a/Python/Search.py
+++ b/Python/Search.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 import webbrowser
 
-from distutils.util import strtobool
+from modules.helpers import strtobool
 from modules.db_manager import DB_Manager
 from modules.reporting import search_report
 
diff --git a/Python/modules/helpers.py b/Python/modules/helpers.py
index c67cf35c..d681058c 100644
--- a/Python/modules/helpers.py
+++ b/Python/modules/helpers.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import sys
 import time
 import xml.sax
-from distutils.util import strtobool
 import glob
 import socket
 from netaddr import IPAddress
@@ -836,6 +835,23 @@ def open_file_input(cli_parsed):
         print('[*] No report files found to open, perhaps no hosts were successful')
         return False
 
+
+def strtobool(value, raise_exc=False):
+
+    str2b_true = {'yes', 'true', 't', 'y', '1'}
+    str2b_false = {'no', 'false', 'f', 'n', '0'}
+
+    if isinstance(value, str) or sys.version_info[0] < 3 and isinstance(value, basestring):
+        value = value.lower()
+        if value in str2b_true:
+            return True
+        if value in str2b_false:
+            return False
+
+    if raise_exc:
+        raise ValueError('Expected "%s"' % '", "'.join(str2b_true | str2b_false))
+    return None
+
 def class_info():
     class_image = '''MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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