diff --git a/dev-python/pytest-xdist/pytest-xdist-1.15.0.ebuild b/dev-python/pytest-xdist/pytest-xdist-1.15.0.ebuild
index 27b6a3d48e52b..27409543e6097 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytest-xdist/pytest-xdist-1.15.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pytest-xdist/pytest-xdist-1.15.0.ebuild
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ PATCHES=(
 )
 
 python_test() {
-	find -name __pycache__ -exec rm -r '{}' + || die
+	distutils_install_for_testing
 	py.test -vv || die "Tests failed under ${EPYTHON}"
 }