diff --git a/stdlib/distutils/command/__init__.pyi b/stdlib/distutils/command/__init__.pyi
index 4d804bcb7671..e69de29bb2d1 100644
--- a/stdlib/distutils/command/__init__.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/distutils/command/__init__.pyi
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-
-from . import (
-    bdist_dumb as bdist_dumb,
-    bdist_rpm as bdist_rpm,
-    build as build,
-    build_clib as build_clib,
-    build_ext as build_ext,
-    build_py as build_py,
-    build_scripts as build_scripts,
-    check as check,
-    clean as clean,
-    install as install,
-    install_data as install_data,
-    install_headers as install_headers,
-    install_lib as install_lib,
-    register as register,
-    sdist as sdist,
-    upload as upload,
-)
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
-    from . import bdist_wininst as bdist_wininst
-
-__all__ = [
-    "build",
-    "build_py",
-    "build_ext",
-    "build_clib",
-    "build_scripts",
-    "clean",
-    "install",
-    "install_lib",
-    "install_headers",
-    "install_scripts",
-    "install_data",
-    "sdist",
-    "register",
-    "bdist",
-    "bdist_dumb",
-    "bdist_rpm",
-    "bdist_wininst",
-    "check",
-    "upload",
-]
diff --git a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py36.txt b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py36.txt
index 1c70b102c2ea..57777448a5d7 100644
--- a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py36.txt
+++ b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py36.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ collections.AsyncGenerator.ag_running
 collections.Callable
 collections.UserString.maketrans
 datetime.datetime_CAPI
+distutils.command.bdist_wininst  # see #6523
 distutils.cygwinccompiler.RE_VERSION
 distutils.dist.command_re
 distutils.fancy_getopt.longopt_re
diff --git a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py37.txt b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py37.txt
index ca4f7a31a954..d6495f3af4a0 100644
--- a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py37.txt
+++ b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py37.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ collections.UserString.maketrans
 contextvars.Context.__init__  # Default C __init__ signature is wrong
 contextvars.ContextVar.get
 dataclasses.field
+distutils.command.bdist_wininst  # see #6523
 dummy_threading.Condition.acquire
 dummy_threading.Condition.release
 dummy_threading.Event.isSet
diff --git a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py38.txt b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py38.txt
index d45391c50ff9..a9f9fd8aeee5 100644
--- a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py38.txt
+++ b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py38.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ collections.KeysView.__reversed__
 collections.ValuesView.__reversed__
 contextvars.Context.__init__  # Default C __init__ signature is wrong
 dataclasses.field
+distutils.command.bdist_wininst  # see #6523
 dummy_threading.Condition.acquire
 dummy_threading.Condition.release
 dummy_threading.Event.isSet
diff --git a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py39.txt b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py39.txt
index 92e6d98d0c29..3b16ecb95eae 100644
--- a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py39.txt
+++ b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py39.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ contextvars.Context.__init__  # Default C __init__ signature is wrong
 contextlib.AbstractAsyncContextManager.__class_getitem__
 contextlib.AbstractContextManager.__class_getitem__
 dataclasses.field
+distutils.command.bdist_wininst  # see #6523
 enum.Enum._generate_next_value_
 fractions.Fraction.__new__  # overload is too complicated for stubtest to resolve
 ftplib.FTP.trust_server_pasv_ipv4_address  # Dangerous to use, intentionally undocumented, intentionally missing from typeshed. #6154
diff --git a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py3_common.txt b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py3_common.txt
index dfbbf8d43d4e..91bf5029515a 100644
--- a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py3_common.txt
+++ b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py3_common.txt
@@ -314,6 +314,24 @@ builtins.reveal_locals
 builtins.reveal_type
 
 # __all__-related weirdness (see #6523)
+distutils.command.build
+distutils.command.build_py
+distutils.command.build_ext
+distutils.command.build_clib
+distutils.command.build_scripts
+distutils.command.clean
+distutils.command.install
+distutils.command.install_lib
+distutils.command.install_headers
+distutils.command.install_scripts
+distutils.command.install_data
+distutils.command.sdist
+distutils.command.register
+distutils.command.bdist
+distutils.command.bdist_dumb
+distutils.command.bdist_rpm
+distutils.command.check
+distutils.command.upload
 email.base64mime
 email.charset
 email.encoders