diff --git a/dev-python/astroid/astroid-1.5.2-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/astroid/astroid-1.5.2-r1.ebuild
index e3296e7b91bdb..5f70a26b9df8c 100644
--- a/dev-python/astroid/astroid-1.5.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/astroid/astroid-1.5.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ DEPEND="
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		dev-python/python-dateutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	)"
-# Required for tests
-DISTUTILS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD=1
 
 python_prepare_all() {
 	# Disable failing tests