diff --git a/dev-vcs/cssc/cssc-1.4.1.ebuild b/dev-vcs/cssc/cssc-1.4.1.ebuild
index 5be7ce4bb7ea0..3705d88715bad 100644
--- a/dev-vcs/cssc/cssc-1.4.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-vcs/cssc/cssc-1.4.1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
@@ -13,16 +13,15 @@ HOMEPAGE="https://www.gnu.org/software/cssc/"
 SLOT="0"
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 KEYWORDS="amd64 x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux ~ppc-macos"
-
-IUSE="test valgrind"
+IUSE="test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
-DEPEND="
-	test? ( valgrind? ( dev-util/valgrind ) )
-"
+
 DOCS=( AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS README )
+
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-1.4.1-m4.patch
 )
+
 S=${WORKDIR}/${CSSC_P}
 
 src_prepare() {
@@ -31,8 +30,9 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
+	# Valgrind is only used for tests
 	econf \
-		$(use test && use_with valgrind) \
+		--disable-valgrind \
 		--enable-binary
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-vcs/cssc/metadata.xml b/dev-vcs/cssc/metadata.xml
index a5c17692a105b..6660c03dfea07 100644
--- a/dev-vcs/cssc/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-vcs/cssc/metadata.xml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
   <!-- maintainer-needed -->
-  <use>
-    <flag name="valgrind">Enable usage of <pkg>dev-util/valgrind</pkg> in tests</flag>
-  </use>
   <upstream>
     <remote-id type="savannah">cssc</remote-id>
   </upstream>