diff --git a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.10.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.10.1-r1.ebuild
index c8e9cf93e4af4..4cec96d038ab6 100644
--- a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.10.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.10.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ python_prepare_all() {
 	if use lapack; then
 		append-ldflags "$($(tc-getPKG_CONFIG) --libs-only-other cblas lapack)"
 		local libdir="${EPREFIX}"/usr/$(get_libdir)
-		# make sure _dotblas.so gets built
-		sed -i -e '/NO_ATLAS_INFO/,+1d' numpy/core/setup.py || die
 		cat >> site.cfg <<-EOF
 			[blas]
 			include_dirs = $(pc_incdir cblas)