diff --git a/sanic/server/loop.py b/sanic/server/loop.py
index 5613f709..72b6f063 100644
--- a/sanic/server/loop.py
+++ b/sanic/server/loop.py
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 import asyncio
 
-from distutils.util import strtobool
 from os import getenv
 
 from sanic.compat import OS_IS_WINDOWS
 from sanic.log import error_logger
 
 
+def strtobool(query: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    reimplement strtobool per PEP 632 and python 3.12 deprecation
+
+    True values are y, yes, t, true, on and 1; false values are n, no, f, false, off and 0. Raises ValueError if val is anything else.
+    """
+    if query.lower() in ["y", "yes", "t", "true", "on", "1"]:
+        return True
+    elif query.lower() in ["n", "no", "f", "false", "off", "0"]:
+        return False
+    else:
+        raise ValueError
+
+
 def try_use_uvloop() -> None:
     """
     Use uvloop instead of the default asyncio loop.