diff --git a/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-0.26.5.ebuild b/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-0.26.5-r1.ebuild
similarity index 93%
rename from x11-terms/kitty/kitty-0.26.5.ebuild
rename to x11-terms/kitty/kitty-0.26.5-r1.ebuild
index 8fb28a0e4d6d6..b22f36ef47dfd 100644
--- a/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-0.26.5.ebuild
+++ b/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-0.26.5-r1.ebuild
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ HOMEPAGE="https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/"
 
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="+X test transfer wayland"
+IUSE="+X test wayland"
 REQUIRED_USE="
 	${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}
 	|| ( X wayland )
-	test? ( X transfer wayland )"
+	test? ( X wayland )"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 # dlopen: fontconfig,libglvnd
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	media-libs/lcms:2
 	media-libs/libglvnd[X?]
 	media-libs/libpng:=
+	net-libs/librsync:=
 	sys-apps/dbus
 	sys-libs/zlib:=
 	x11-libs/libxkbcommon[X?]
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 	~x11-terms/kitty-shell-integration-${PV}
 	~x11-terms/kitty-terminfo-${PV}
 	X? ( x11-libs/libX11 )
-	transfer? ( net-libs/librsync:= )
 	wayland? ( dev-libs/wayland )"
 DEPEND="
 	${RDEPEND}
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ src_prepare() {
 		-e "s/cflags.append.*-O3.*/pass/" -e 's/-O3//' \
 		-i setup.py || die
 
-	if use !transfer; then
-		sed -i 's/rs_cflag =/& []#/;/files.*rsync/d' setup.py || die
-		rm -r kittens/transfer || die
-	fi
-
 	# test relies on 'who' command which doesn't detect users with pid-sandbox
 	rm kitty_tests/utmp.py || die
 
diff --git a/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-9999.ebuild b/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-9999.ebuild
index 8fb28a0e4d6d6..b22f36ef47dfd 100644
--- a/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-9999.ebuild
+++ b/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-9999.ebuild
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ HOMEPAGE="https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/"
 
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="+X test transfer wayland"
+IUSE="+X test wayland"
 REQUIRED_USE="
 	${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}
 	|| ( X wayland )
-	test? ( X transfer wayland )"
+	test? ( X wayland )"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 # dlopen: fontconfig,libglvnd
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	media-libs/lcms:2
 	media-libs/libglvnd[X?]
 	media-libs/libpng:=
+	net-libs/librsync:=
 	sys-apps/dbus
 	sys-libs/zlib:=
 	x11-libs/libxkbcommon[X?]
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 	~x11-terms/kitty-shell-integration-${PV}
 	~x11-terms/kitty-terminfo-${PV}
 	X? ( x11-libs/libX11 )
-	transfer? ( net-libs/librsync:= )
 	wayland? ( dev-libs/wayland )"
 DEPEND="
 	${RDEPEND}
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ src_prepare() {
 		-e "s/cflags.append.*-O3.*/pass/" -e 's/-O3//' \
 		-i setup.py || die
 
-	if use !transfer; then
-		sed -i 's/rs_cflag =/& []#/;/files.*rsync/d' setup.py || die
-		rm -r kittens/transfer || die
-	fi
-
 	# test relies on 'who' command which doesn't detect users with pid-sandbox
 	rm kitty_tests/utmp.py || die