diff --git a/dev-python/python-distutils-extra/python-distutils-extra-2.39.ebuild b/dev-python/python-distutils-extra/python-distutils-extra-2.39.ebuild
index 7fe491633964e..76bf1d01fac39 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-distutils-extra/python-distutils-extra-2.39.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-distutils-extra/python-distutils-extra-2.39.ebuild
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ IUSE="test"
 DEPEND="
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
-		dev-python/pytest-runner[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	)
 "