diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/upload.py b/Lib/distutils/command/upload.py
index 32dda359bad..613ea711296 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/upload.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/upload.py
@@ -121,14 +121,8 @@ class upload(PyPIRCCommand):
             'requires': meta.get_requires(),
             'obsoletes': meta.get_obsoletes(),
             }
-        comment = ''
-        if command == 'bdist_rpm':
-            dist, version, id = platform.dist()
-            if dist:
-                comment = 'built for %s %s' % (dist, version)
-        elif command == 'bdist_dumb':
-            comment = 'built for %s' % platform.platform(terse=1)
-        data['comment'] = comment
+
+        data['comment'] = ''
 
         if self.sign:
             data['gpg_signature'] = (os.path.basename(filename) + ".asc",
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-11-08-14-22-29.bpo-35186.5m22Mj.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-11-08-14-22-29.bpo-35186.5m22Mj.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e8cff98290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-11-08-14-22-29.bpo-35186.5m22Mj.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Removed the "built with" comment added when ``setup.py upload`` is used with
+either ``bdist_rpm`` or ``bdist_dumb``.