diff --git a/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20130808.ebuild b/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20130808.ebuild
index 970a723653e9a..65fdec9f0336a 100644
--- a/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20130808.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20130808.ebuild
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ DEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 
 src_test() {
 	addwrite /proc/self/comm
-	local DISTUTILS_NO_PARALLEL_BUILD=1
 	distutils-r1_src_test
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20140315.ebuild b/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20140315.ebuild
index a847155324104..93e95b9b0514e 100644
--- a/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20140315.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20140315.ebuild
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ DEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	test? ( dev-python/CoverageTestRunner )"
 
 src_test() {
-	use test && addwrite /proc/self/comm
-	local DISTUTILS_NO_PARALLEL_BUILD=1
+	addwrite /proc/self/comm
 	distutils-r1_src_test
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20150305.ebuild b/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20150305.ebuild
index ae2b32da68e22..fb3dc1d9e52bb 100644
--- a/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20150305.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cliapp/cliapp-1.20150305.ebuild
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	test? ( dev-python/CoverageTestRunner )"
 
 src_test() {
-	use test && addwrite /proc/self/comm
+	addwrite /proc/self/comm
 	distutils-r1_src_test
 }