diff --git a/dev-python/lit/lit-10.0.0.9999.ebuild b/dev-python/lit/lit-10.0.0.9999.ebuild
index 4996ccd73ba8c..d53547c725e05 100644
--- a/dev-python/lit/lit-10.0.0.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/lit/lit-10.0.0.9999.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7} )
+
 inherit distutils-r1 llvm.org multiprocessing
 
 DESCRIPTION="A stand-alone install of the LLVM suite testing tool"
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 # Tests require 'FileCheck' and 'not' utilities (from llvm)
 BDEPEND="
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		sys-devel/llvm )"
diff --git a/dev-python/lit/lit-11.0.0.9999.ebuild b/dev-python/lit/lit-11.0.0.9999.ebuild
index 4996ccd73ba8c..d53547c725e05 100644
--- a/dev-python/lit/lit-11.0.0.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/lit/lit-11.0.0.9999.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7} )
+
 inherit distutils-r1 llvm.org multiprocessing
 
 DESCRIPTION="A stand-alone install of the LLVM suite testing tool"
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 # Tests require 'FileCheck' and 'not' utilities (from llvm)
 BDEPEND="
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		sys-devel/llvm )"
diff --git a/dev-python/lit/lit-7.1.0.ebuild b/dev-python/lit/lit-7.1.0.ebuild
index c9d754973b917..0d76068cd76e1 100644
--- a/dev-python/lit/lit-7.1.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/lit/lit-7.1.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7} )
+
 inherit distutils-r1 multiprocessing
 
 MY_P=llvm-${PV/_/}.src
@@ -21,7 +23,6 @@ S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/utils/lit
 
 # Tests require 'FileCheck' and 'not' utilities (from llvm)
 DEPEND="
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		sys-devel/llvm )"
diff --git a/dev-python/lit/lit-8.0.1.ebuild b/dev-python/lit/lit-8.0.1.ebuild
index 9fb91951383ff..03682e8627351 100644
--- a/dev-python/lit/lit-8.0.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/lit/lit-8.0.1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7} )
+
 inherit distutils-r1 multiprocessing
 
 MY_P=llvm-${PV/_/}.src
@@ -21,7 +23,6 @@ S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/utils/lit
 
 # Tests require 'FileCheck' and 'not' utilities (from llvm)
 DEPEND="
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		sys-devel/llvm )"
diff --git a/dev-python/lit/lit-9.0.1.ebuild b/dev-python/lit/lit-9.0.1.ebuild
index a3b7d11a88e32..c87eead5cb399 100644
--- a/dev-python/lit/lit-9.0.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/lit/lit-9.0.1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7} )
+
 inherit distutils-r1 llvm.org multiprocessing
 
 DESCRIPTION="A stand-alone install of the LLVM suite testing tool"
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 # Tests require 'FileCheck' and 'not' utilities (from llvm)
 BDEPEND="
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		sys-devel/llvm )"