diff --git a/dev-python/pyqt5/metadata.xml b/dev-python/pyqt5/metadata.xml
index 214ece6c21bd4..a190d0217796c 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyqt5/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/pyqt5/metadata.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 		<flag name="sql">Build bindings for the QtSql module</flag>
 		<flag name="svg">Build bindings for the QtSvg module</flag>
 		<flag name="testlib">Build bindings for the QtTest module</flag>
-		<flag name="webchannel">Build bindings for the QtWebChannel module</flag>
 		<flag name="websockets">Build bindings for the QtWebSockets module</flag>
 		<flag name="widgets">Build bindings for the QtWidgets module</flag>
 		<flag name="x11extras">Build bindings for the QtX11Extras module</flag>
diff --git a/dev-python/pyqt5/pyqt5-5.15.11.ebuild b/dev-python/pyqt5/pyqt5-5.15.11.ebuild
index 167231c67374d..bf5fc73f09c5a 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyqt5/pyqt5-5.15.11.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pyqt5/pyqt5-5.15.11.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ KEYWORDS="amd64 arm arm64 ~loong ~ppc ppc64 ~riscv x86"
 IUSE="
 	dbus debug declarative designer examples gles2-only gui help multimedia
 	network opengl printsupport serialport speech sql +ssl svg testlib
-	webchannel websockets widgets x11extras xmlpatterns
+	websockets widgets x11extras xmlpatterns
 "
 
 # The requirements below were extracted from the qmake_QT declarations
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ REQUIRED_USE="
 	sql? ( widgets )
 	svg? ( gui widgets )
 	testlib? ( widgets )
-	webchannel? ( network )
 	websockets? ( network )
 	widgets? ( gui )
 	xmlpatterns? ( network )
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ DEPEND="
 	sql? ( >=dev-qt/qtsql-${QT_PV} )
 	svg? ( >=dev-qt/qtsvg-${QT_PV} )
 	testlib? ( >=dev-qt/qttest-${QT_PV} )
-	webchannel? ( >=dev-qt/qtwebchannel-${QT_PV} )
 	websockets? ( >=dev-qt/qtwebsockets-${QT_PV} )
 	widgets? ( >=dev-qt/qtwidgets-${QT_PV} )
 	x11extras? ( >=dev-qt/qtx11extras-${QT_PV} )
@@ -133,7 +131,6 @@ python_configure_all() {
 		$(pyqt_use_enable sql QtSql)
 		$(pyqt_use_enable svg QtSvg)
 		$(pyqt_use_enable testlib QtTest)
-		$(pyqt_use_enable webchannel QtWebChannel)
 		$(pyqt_use_enable websockets QtWebSockets)
 		$(pyqt_use_enable widgets QtWidgets)
 		$(pyqt_use_enable x11extras QtX11Extras)
@@ -145,6 +142,7 @@ python_configure_all() {
 		--disable=QtLocation
 		--disable=QtPositioning
 		--disable=QtSensors
+		--disable=QtWebChannel
 
 		$(usev debug '--debug --qml-debug --tracing')