diff --git a/app-vim/eselect-syntax/eselect-syntax-20070506-r1.ebuild b/app-vim/eselect-syntax/eselect-syntax-20070506-r1.ebuild
index ddeee7b7b8db2..931982222d19c 100644
--- a/app-vim/eselect-syntax/eselect-syntax-20070506-r1.ebuild
+++ b/app-vim/eselect-syntax/eselect-syntax-20070506-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
-inherit eutils vim-plugin
+inherit vim-plugin
 
 DESCRIPTION="vim plugin: eselect syntax highlighting, filetype and indent settings"
 HOMEPAGE="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/No_homepage"