diff --git a/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2-r1.ebuild b/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2-r1.ebuild
index 792e3102bb194..a603df292c4c5 100644
--- a/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 			app-editors/vim
 			app-editors/gvim
 		)
-	)
-	!<net-irc/ninja-1.5.9_pre14-r1" #436804
+	)"
 
 run_for_build() {
 	if tc-is-cross-compiler; then
diff --git a/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2-r2.ebuild b/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2-r2.ebuild
index 51bc23afa6b77..6053ce19a4428 100644
--- a/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2-r2.ebuild
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 			app-editors/vim
 			app-editors/gvim
 		)
-	)
-	!<net-irc/ninja-1.5.9_pre14-r1" #436804
+	)"
 
 run_for_build() {
 	if tc-is-cross-compiler; then
diff --git a/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2.ebuild b/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2.ebuild
index 939c76c4ab265..727cb48ae3e43 100644
--- a/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/ninja/ninja-1.8.2.ebuild
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 			app-editors/vim
 			app-editors/gvim
 		)
-	)
-	!<net-irc/ninja-1.5.9_pre14-r1" #436804
+	)"
 
 run_for_build() {
 	if tc-is-cross-compiler; then