diff --git a/dev-python/gpep517/gpep517-19.ebuild b/dev-python/gpep517/gpep517-19.ebuild
index e90e21de64723..982c3d1ddc466 100644
--- a/dev-python/gpep517/gpep517-19.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gpep517/gpep517-19.ebuild
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ RDEPEND="
 	>=dev-python/installer-0.5.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 "
 
+EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
 distutils_enable_tests pytest
 
 python_test() {
-	local -x PYTEST_DISABLE_PLUGIN_AUTOLOAD=1
 	epytest -o tmp_path_retention_policy=all
 }