diff --git a/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.17.ebuild b/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.17.ebuild
index afb0a8e506527..408b5cedebb8e 100644
--- a/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.17.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.17.ebuild
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	test? ( dev-libs/check )
 	"
 
-[[ -n ${LIVE_EBUILD} ]] && DEPEND="${DEPEND} dev-vcs/cvs" # needed only for SCM source tree (autopoint uses cvs)
-
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-4.8.13-tinfo.patch
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-4.8.15-ebuild_syntax_EAPI-6.patch
diff --git a/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild b/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild
index e21eaaa002fe4..5db2b5326dc32 100644
--- a/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	test? ( dev-libs/check )
 	"
 
-[[ -n ${LIVE_EBUILD} ]] && DEPEND="${DEPEND} dev-vcs/cvs" # needed only for SCM source tree (autopoint uses cvs)
-
 src_prepare() {
 	default