diff --git a/dev-python/requests/requests-2.23.0.ebuild b/dev-python/requests/requests-2.23.0.ebuild
index 98a4fe63b3244..6fc007d937638 100644
--- a/dev-python/requests/requests-2.23.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/requests/requests-2.23.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8,9} pypy3 )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 
 BDEPEND="
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		${RDEPEND}
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]