diff -Naur a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py	2019-01-13 18:59:14.000000000 -0600
+++ b/setup.py	2019-01-13 19:00:31.000000000 -0600
@@ -1787,13 +1787,6 @@
         if self.detect_tkinter_explicitly():
             return
 
-        # Rather than complicate the code below, detecting and building
-        # AquaTk is a separate method. Only one Tkinter will be built on
-        # Darwin - either AquaTk, if it is found, or X11 based Tk.
-        if (host_platform == 'darwin' and
-            self.detect_tkinter_darwin(inc_dirs, lib_dirs)):
-            return
-
         # Assume we haven't found any of the libraries or include files
         # The versions with dots are used on Unix, and the versions without
         # dots on Windows, for detection by cygwin.