diff --git a/sci-geosciences/gpsd/metadata.xml b/sci-geosciences/gpsd/metadata.xml
index f7825c1f5ebf2..c6d870b1b680a 100644
--- a/sci-geosciences/gpsd/metadata.xml
+++ b/sci-geosciences/gpsd/metadata.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     <flag name="latency-timing">support latency timing information</flag>
     <flag name="ntp">Enable <pkg>net-misc/ntp</pkg> shared memory interface
     and PPS kernel support for GPS time</flag>
-    <flag name="sockets">export gpsd over unix sockets</flag>
     <flag name="shm">export gpsd over shared memory</flag>
   </use>
   <upstream>