diff --git a/conda_build/jinja_context.py b/conda_build/jinja_context.py
index a8e98c4116..bd0cddd527 100644
--- a/conda_build/jinja_context.py
+++ b/conda_build/jinja_context.py
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 import pathlib
 import re
 import time
+import warnings
 from functools import partial
 from io import StringIO, TextIOBase
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-from warnings import warn
 
 import jinja2
 import yaml
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def load_setuptools(
     recipe_dir=None,
     permit_undefined_jinja=True,
 ):
-    warn(
+    warnings.warn(
         "conda_build.jinja_context.load_setuptools is pending deprecation in a future release. "
         "Use conda_build.jinja_context.load_setup_py_data instead.",
         PendingDeprecationWarning,