diff --git a/dev-python/pypy/pypy-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/pypy/pypy-9999.ebuild
index 4e672b8cf6b21..b951c87d2ea53 100644
--- a/dev-python/pypy/pypy-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pypy/pypy-9999.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ EAPI=6
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 pypy )
 EHG_REPO_URI="https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy"
-inherit check-reqs mercurial multiprocessing pax-utils python-any-r1 toolchain-funcs versionator
+inherit check-reqs mercurial pax-utils python-any-r1 toolchain-funcs versionator
 
 # note: remember to update this to newest dev-lang/python:2.7 on bump
 CPY_PATCHSET_VERSION="2.7.13-0"
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ src_configure() {
 		$(usex sandbox --sandbox '')
 
 		${jit_backend}
-		--make-jobs=$(makeopts_jobs)
 
 		pypy/goal/targetpypystandalone
 	)