diff --git a/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.16.ebuild b/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.16.ebuild
index ba2d76100ea9d..ff7d3dad7821c 100644
--- a/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.16.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.16.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="http://graph-tool.skewed.de/"
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE="+cairo openmp"
+REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 # Bug #536734; configure sets boostlib 1.53.0 but 1.54.0 is required
 RDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ pkg_pretend() {
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 	[[ ${PV} == "9999" ]] && eautoreconf
-	>py-compile
 	python_copy_sources
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.19.ebuild b/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.19.ebuild
index 2976d1e36a462..f6a94cb3f9b60 100644
--- a/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.19.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.19.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="https://graph-tool.skewed.de/"
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE="+cairo openmp"
+REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	${PYTHON_DEPS}
@@ -38,8 +39,6 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-cpp/sparsehash
 	virtual/pkgconfig"
 
-REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
-
 # bug 453544
 CHECKREQS_DISK_BUILD="6G"
 
diff --git a/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.2.44.ebuild b/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.2.44.ebuild
index f57f3a0b72c35..b60d8346525ff 100644
--- a/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.2.44.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-2.2.44.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=5
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="http://graph-tool.skewed.de/"
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE="+cairo openmp"
+REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 # Bug #536734; configure sets boostlib 1.53.0 but 1.54.0 is required
 CDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ pkg_pretend() {
 
 src_prepare() {
 	[[ ${PV} == "9999" ]] && eautoreconf
-	>py-compile
 	python_copy_sources
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-9999.ebuild
index 2976d1e36a462..f6a94cb3f9b60 100644
--- a/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/graph-tool/graph-tool-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="https://graph-tool.skewed.de/"
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE="+cairo openmp"
+REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	${PYTHON_DEPS}
@@ -38,8 +39,6 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-cpp/sparsehash
 	virtual/pkgconfig"
 
-REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
-
 # bug 453544
 CHECKREQS_DISK_BUILD="6G"