diff --git a/src/Bridge/VtkGlue/ConvertAnRGBitkImageTovtkImageData/Code.py b/src/Bridge/VtkGlue/ConvertAnRGBitkImageTovtkImageData/Code.py
index 69e254c54..e091c134e 100755
--- a/src/Bridge/VtkGlue/ConvertAnRGBitkImageTovtkImageData/Code.py
+++ b/src/Bridge/VtkGlue/ConvertAnRGBitkImageTovtkImageData/Code.py
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 import itk
 import argparse
 
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion
-
-if StrictVersion(itk.Version.GetITKVersion()) < StrictVersion("5.2.0"):
+if tuple(int(v) for v in itk.Version.GetITKVersion().split(".")) < (5, 2, 0):
     print("ITK 5.2.0 is required.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/src/Bridge/VtkGlue/ConvertAnitkImageTovtkImageData/Code.py b/src/Bridge/VtkGlue/ConvertAnitkImageTovtkImageData/Code.py
index f414416fc..3583275bf 100755
--- a/src/Bridge/VtkGlue/ConvertAnitkImageTovtkImageData/Code.py
+++ b/src/Bridge/VtkGlue/ConvertAnitkImageTovtkImageData/Code.py
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 import itk
 import argparse
 
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion
-
-if StrictVersion(itk.Version.GetITKVersion()) < StrictVersion("5.2.0"):
+if tuple(int(v) for v in itk.Version.GetITKVersion().split(".")) < (5, 2, 0):
     print("ITK 5.2.0 is required.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Common/AddOffsetToIndex/Code.py b/src/Core/Common/AddOffsetToIndex/Code.py
index 79e6158c1..20e827662 100755
--- a/src/Core/Common/AddOffsetToIndex/Code.py
+++ b/src/Core/Common/AddOffsetToIndex/Code.py
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 import sys
 import itk
 
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion as VS
-
-if VS(itk.Version.GetITKVersion()) < VS("4.9.0"):
+if tuple(int(v) for v in itk.Version.GetITKVersion().split(".")) < (4, 9, 0):
     print("ITK 4.9.0 is required.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Common/StreamAPipeline/Code.py b/src/Core/Common/StreamAPipeline/Code.py
index 088abec82..4b2c4ea52 100755
--- a/src/Core/Common/StreamAPipeline/Code.py
+++ b/src/Core/Common/StreamAPipeline/Code.py
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 import itk
 import argparse
 
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion as VS
-
-if VS(itk.Version.GetITKVersion()) < VS("4.10.0"):
+if tuple(int(v) for v in itk.Version.GetITKVersion().split(".")) < (4, 10, 0):
     print("ITK 4.10.0 is required.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/src/Filtering/Colormap/CreateACustomColormap/Code.py b/src/Filtering/Colormap/CreateACustomColormap/Code.py
index b1bb0e324..dd084c810 100755
--- a/src/Filtering/Colormap/CreateACustomColormap/Code.py
+++ b/src/Filtering/Colormap/CreateACustomColormap/Code.py
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 import itk
 import argparse
 
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion as VS
-
-if VS(itk.Version.GetITKVersion()) < VS("4.8.0"):
+if tuple(int(v) for v in itk.Version.GetITKVersion().split(".")) < (4, 8, 0):
     print("ITK 4.8.0 is required (see example documentation).")
     sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/src/Filtering/ImageFeature/SegmentBloodVessels/Code.py b/src/Filtering/ImageFeature/SegmentBloodVessels/Code.py
index 17b2d1403..426a3a2c4 100755
--- a/src/Filtering/ImageFeature/SegmentBloodVessels/Code.py
+++ b/src/Filtering/ImageFeature/SegmentBloodVessels/Code.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import argparse
 
+import sys
 import itk
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion as VS
 
-if VS(itk.Version.GetITKVersion()) < VS("5.0.0"):
+if tuple(int(v) for v in itk.Version.GetITKVersion().split(".")) < (5, 0, 0):
     print("ITK 5.0.0 or newer is required.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/src/Filtering/ImageGradient/ApplyGradientRecursiveGaussian/Code.py b/src/Filtering/ImageGradient/ApplyGradientRecursiveGaussian/Code.py
index 2c9bdb271..eb11c9b64 100755
--- a/src/Filtering/ImageGradient/ApplyGradientRecursiveGaussian/Code.py
+++ b/src/Filtering/ImageGradient/ApplyGradientRecursiveGaussian/Code.py
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 import itk
 import argparse
 
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion as VS
-
-if VS(itk.Version.GetITKVersion()) < VS("4.7.0"):
+if tuple(int(v) for v in itk.Version.GetITKVersion().split(".")) < (4, 7, 0):
     print("ITK 4.7.0 is required (see example documentation).")
     sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/src/Filtering/ImageGradient/ApplyGradientRecursiveGaussianWithVectorInput/Code.py b/src/Filtering/ImageGradient/ApplyGradientRecursiveGaussianWithVectorInput/Code.py
index a69d32ef6..ae36c87ca 100755
--- a/src/Filtering/ImageGradient/ApplyGradientRecursiveGaussianWithVectorInput/Code.py
+++ b/src/Filtering/ImageGradient/ApplyGradientRecursiveGaussianWithVectorInput/Code.py
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 import itk
 import argparse
 
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion as VS
-
-if VS(itk.Version.GetITKVersion()) < VS("4.8.0"):
+if tuple(int(v) for v in itk.Version.GetITKVersion().split(".")) < (4, 8, 0):
     print("ITK 4.8.0 is required (see example documentation).")
     sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/src/Nonunit/Review/SegmentBloodVesselsWithMultiScaleHessianBasedMeasure/Code.py b/src/Nonunit/Review/SegmentBloodVesselsWithMultiScaleHessianBasedMeasure/Code.py
index a49866c00..dd2ff60f8 100755
--- a/src/Nonunit/Review/SegmentBloodVesselsWithMultiScaleHessianBasedMeasure/Code.py
+++ b/src/Nonunit/Review/SegmentBloodVesselsWithMultiScaleHessianBasedMeasure/Code.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import argparse
 
+import sys
 import itk
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion as VS
 
-if VS(itk.Version.GetITKVersion()) < VS("5.0.0"):
+if tuple(int(v) for v in itk.Version.GetITKVersion().split(".")) < (5, 0, 0):
     print("ITK 5.0.0 or newer is required.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/src/Registration/Common/Perform2DTranslationRegistrationWithMeanSquares/Code.py b/src/Registration/Common/Perform2DTranslationRegistrationWithMeanSquares/Code.py
index b603afcdb..c06cc2dcd 100755
--- a/src/Registration/Common/Perform2DTranslationRegistrationWithMeanSquares/Code.py
+++ b/src/Registration/Common/Perform2DTranslationRegistrationWithMeanSquares/Code.py
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 import itk
 import argparse
 
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion as VS
-
-if VS(itk.Version.GetITKVersion()) < VS("4.9.0"):
+if tuple(int(v) for v in itk.Version.GetITKVersion().split(".")) < (4, 9, 0):
     print("ITK 4.9.0 is required.")
     sys.exit(1)