diff --git a/dev-util/gef/gef-2021.10-r1.ebuild b/dev-util/gef/gef-2021.10-r1.ebuild
index 1591c4b145064..42103522b0c28 100644
--- a/dev-util/gef/gef-2021.10-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/gef/gef-2021.10-r1.ebuild
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ BDEPEND="doc? ( dev-python/mkdocs )
 		')
 	)"
 
-python_prepare_all() {
-	sed -i -e '/pylint/d' requirements.txt || die
+src_prepare() {
+	default
 
-	distutils-r1_python_prepare_all
+	sed -i -e '/pylint/d' requirements.txt || die
 }
 
 src_compile() {
diff --git a/dev-util/gef/gef-2022.01.ebuild b/dev-util/gef/gef-2022.01.ebuild
index 18a8151cb0901..e29ca85b5b66e 100644
--- a/dev-util/gef/gef-2022.01.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/gef/gef-2022.01.ebuild
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ BDEPEND="doc? ( dev-python/mkdocs )
 		')
 	)"
 
-python_prepare_all() {
-	sed -i -e '/pylint/d' requirements.txt || die
+src_prepare() {
+	default
 
-	distutils-r1_python_prepare_all
+	sed -i -e '/pylint/d' requirements.txt || die
 }
 
 src_compile() {
diff --git a/dev-util/gef/gef-9999.ebuild b/dev-util/gef/gef-9999.ebuild
index 18a8151cb0901..e29ca85b5b66e 100644
--- a/dev-util/gef/gef-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/gef/gef-9999.ebuild
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ BDEPEND="doc? ( dev-python/mkdocs )
 		')
 	)"
 
-python_prepare_all() {
-	sed -i -e '/pylint/d' requirements.txt || die
+src_prepare() {
+	default
 
-	distutils-r1_python_prepare_all
+	sed -i -e '/pylint/d' requirements.txt || die
 }
 
 src_compile() {