diff --git a/dev-python/larch/larch-1.20130808.ebuild b/dev-python/larch/larch-1.20130808.ebuild
index c045d93ddcf8d..5edbc5cdb30c8 100644
--- a/dev-python/larch/larch-1.20130808.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/larch/larch-1.20130808.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ RDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 
 src_test() {
 	addwrite /proc/self/comm
-	local DISTUTILS_NO_PARALLEL_BUILD=1
 	distutils-r1_src_test
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/larch/larch-1.20131130.ebuild b/dev-python/larch/larch-1.20131130.ebuild
index c045d93ddcf8d..5edbc5cdb30c8 100644
--- a/dev-python/larch/larch-1.20131130.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/larch/larch-1.20131130.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ RDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 
 src_test() {
 	addwrite /proc/self/comm
-	local DISTUTILS_NO_PARALLEL_BUILD=1
 	distutils-r1_src_test
 }