diff --git a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-3.31.10.ebuild b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-3.31.10.ebuild
index 7ad596d0cf37b..1a4175d323e66 100644
--- a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-3.31.10.ebuild
+++ b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-3.31.10.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CMAKE_QA_COMPAT_SKIP=1 # bug #964514; cmake itself is the last pkg we worry abou
 # ... but seems fine as of 3.22.3?
 # TODO ... but bootstrap sometimes(?) fails with ninja now. bug #834759.
 CMAKE_MAKEFILE_GENERATOR="emake"
-CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=( none )
+CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=()
 inherit bash-completion-r1 cmake flag-o-matic multiprocessing \
 	toolchain-funcs xdg-utils
 
diff --git a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-3.31.9-r1.ebuild b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-3.31.9-r1.ebuild
index c3b31535ab741..0eea8fdda4d29 100644
--- a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-3.31.9-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-3.31.9-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CMAKE_QA_COMPAT_SKIP=1 # bug #964514; cmake itself is the last pkg we worry abou
 # ... but seems fine as of 3.22.3?
 # TODO ... but bootstrap sometimes(?) fails with ninja now. bug #834759.
 CMAKE_MAKEFILE_GENERATOR="emake"
-CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=( none )
+CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=()
 inherit bash-completion-r1 cmake flag-o-matic multiprocessing \
 	toolchain-funcs xdg-utils
 
diff --git a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.2-r1.ebuild b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.2-r1.ebuild
index 738f678a4623c..aadcc889f5c36 100644
--- a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CMAKE_QA_COMPAT_SKIP=1 # bug #964514; cmake itself is the last pkg we worry abou
 # ... but seems fine as of 3.22.3?
 # TODO ... but bootstrap sometimes(?) fails with ninja now. bug #834759.
 CMAKE_MAKEFILE_GENERATOR="emake"
-CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=( none )
+CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=()
 inherit bash-completion-r1 cmake flag-o-matic multiprocessing \
 	toolchain-funcs xdg-utils
 
diff --git a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.3.ebuild b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.3.ebuild
index 0467e0f8e2a66..0d6efc533ee7c 100644
--- a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.3.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CMAKE_QA_COMPAT_SKIP=1 # bug #964514; cmake itself is the last pkg we worry abou
 # ... but seems fine as of 3.22.3?
 # TODO ... but bootstrap sometimes(?) fails with ninja now. bug #834759.
 CMAKE_MAKEFILE_GENERATOR="emake"
-CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=( none )
+CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=()
 inherit bash-completion-r1 cmake flag-o-matic multiprocessing \
 	toolchain-funcs xdg-utils
 
diff --git a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.4.ebuild b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.4.ebuild
index 42718e80e0f60..ed81b01d7054e 100644
--- a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.1.4.ebuild
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CMAKE_QA_COMPAT_SKIP=1 # bug #964514; cmake itself is the last pkg we worry abou
 # ... but seems fine as of 3.22.3?
 # TODO ... but bootstrap sometimes(?) fails with ninja now. bug #834759.
 CMAKE_MAKEFILE_GENERATOR="emake"
-CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=( none )
+CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=()
 inherit bash-completion-r1 cmake flag-o-matic multiprocessing \
 	toolchain-funcs xdg-utils
 
diff --git a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.2.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.2.1-r1.ebuild
index 069903b7b61c8..f9c756e86b3e6 100644
--- a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.2.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-4.2.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CMAKE_QA_COMPAT_SKIP=1 # bug #964514; cmake itself is the last pkg we worry abou
 # ... but seems fine as of 3.22.3?
 # TODO ... but bootstrap sometimes(?) fails with ninja now. bug #834759.
 CMAKE_MAKEFILE_GENERATOR="emake"
-CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=( none )
+CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=()
 inherit bash-completion-r1 cmake flag-o-matic multiprocessing \
 	toolchain-funcs xdg-utils
 
diff --git a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-9999.ebuild b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-9999.ebuild
index 069903b7b61c8..f9c756e86b3e6 100644
--- a/dev-build/cmake/cmake-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-build/cmake/cmake-9999.ebuild
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CMAKE_QA_COMPAT_SKIP=1 # bug #964514; cmake itself is the last pkg we worry abou
 # ... but seems fine as of 3.22.3?
 # TODO ... but bootstrap sometimes(?) fails with ninja now. bug #834759.
 CMAKE_MAKEFILE_GENERATOR="emake"
-CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=( none )
+CMAKE_REMOVE_MODULES_LIST=()
 inherit bash-completion-r1 cmake flag-o-matic multiprocessing \
 	toolchain-funcs xdg-utils