diff --git a/sys-devel/lld/lld-15.0.7.ebuild b/sys-devel/lld/lld-15.0.7.ebuild
index 51a6a5bb778ce..5040684bb9274 100644
--- a/sys-devel/lld/lld-15.0.7.ebuild
+++ b/sys-devel/lld/lld-15.0.7.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..11} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..11} )
 inherit cmake flag-o-matic llvm llvm.org python-any-r1 toolchain-funcs
 
 DESCRIPTION="The LLVM linker (link editor)"
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/llvm:${LLVM_MAJOR}
 	test? (
-		>=dev-util/cmake-3.16
 		$(python_gen_any_dep ">=dev-python/lit-${PV}[\${PYTHON_USEDEP}]")
 	)
 "
diff --git a/sys-devel/lld/lld-16.0.6.ebuild b/sys-devel/lld/lld-16.0.6.ebuild
index ab2cbc982c7ff..d3f55d11c164a 100644
--- a/sys-devel/lld/lld-16.0.6.ebuild
+++ b/sys-devel/lld/lld-16.0.6.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..12} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..12} )
 inherit cmake flag-o-matic llvm llvm.org python-any-r1 toolchain-funcs
 
 DESCRIPTION="The LLVM linker (link editor)"
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/llvm:${LLVM_MAJOR}
 	test? (
-		>=dev-util/cmake-3.16
 		$(python_gen_any_dep ">=dev-python/lit-${PV}[\${PYTHON_USEDEP}]")
 	)
 "
diff --git a/sys-devel/lld/lld-17.0.6.ebuild b/sys-devel/lld/lld-17.0.6.ebuild
index bfc5816fbc222..1ae64f304b93d 100644
--- a/sys-devel/lld/lld-17.0.6.ebuild
+++ b/sys-devel/lld/lld-17.0.6.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/llvm:${LLVM_MAJOR}
 	test? (
-		>=dev-util/cmake-3.16
 		$(python_gen_any_dep ">=dev-python/lit-${PV}[\${PYTHON_USEDEP}]")
 	)
 "
diff --git a/sys-devel/lld/lld-18.0.0.9999.ebuild b/sys-devel/lld/lld-18.0.0.9999.ebuild
index 3dd9c8c26a2e9..e72385c1bdb17 100644
--- a/sys-devel/lld/lld-18.0.0.9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-devel/lld/lld-18.0.0.9999.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/llvm:${LLVM_MAJOR}
 	test? (
-		>=dev-util/cmake-3.16
 		$(python_gen_any_dep ">=dev-python/lit-${PV}[\${PYTHON_USEDEP}]")
 	)
 "
diff --git a/sys-devel/lld/lld-18.0.0_pre20240106.ebuild b/sys-devel/lld/lld-18.0.0_pre20240106.ebuild
index 3dd9c8c26a2e9..e72385c1bdb17 100644
--- a/sys-devel/lld/lld-18.0.0_pre20240106.ebuild
+++ b/sys-devel/lld/lld-18.0.0_pre20240106.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/llvm:${LLVM_MAJOR}
 	test? (
-		>=dev-util/cmake-3.16
 		$(python_gen_any_dep ">=dev-python/lit-${PV}[\${PYTHON_USEDEP}]")
 	)
 "