diff --git a/dev-util/cppunit/cppunit-1.15.1-r3.ebuild b/dev-util/cppunit/cppunit-1.15.1-r3.ebuild
index 01f18c888ea9c..8a942d3911d22 100644
--- a/dev-util/cppunit/cppunit-1.15.1-r3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/cppunit/cppunit-1.15.1-r3.ebuild
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ BDEPEND="
 
 DOCS=( AUTHORS BUGS NEWS README THANKS TODO ChangeLog doc/FAQ )
 
-src_prepare() {
-	default
-}
-
 src_configure() {
 	# Anything else than -O0 breaks on alpha
 	use alpha && replace-flags "-O?" -O0