diff --git a/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.19.3.1-r2.ebuild b/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.19.3.1-r2.ebuild
index 52cf7e992d0e5..06f572fd3844c 100644
--- a/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.19.3.1-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.19.3.1-r2.ebuild
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ python_compile() {
 	distutils-r1_python_compile
 }
 
-src_test() {
-	# suite shatters without this
-	local DISTUTILS_NO_PARALLEL_BUILD=1
-	distutils-r1_src_test
-}
-
 python_test() {
 	emake test
 }