diff --git a/src/molecule_podman/driver.py b/src/molecule_podman/driver.py
index 3776983..66c4876 100644
--- a/src/molecule_podman/driver.py
+++ b/src/molecule_podman/driver.py
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-import distutils.spawn
 import os
 import warnings
+from shutil import which
 from typing import Dict
 
 from ansible_compat.ports import cache
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def __init__(self, config=None):
     def podman_cmd(self):
         """Lazily calculate the podman command."""
         if not self._podman_cmd:
-            self._podman_cmd = distutils.spawn.find_executable(self.podman_exec)
+            self._podman_cmd = which(self.podman_exec)
             if not self._podman_cmd:
                 msg = f"command not found in PATH {self.podman_exec}"
                 util.sysexit_with_message(msg)