diff --git a/net-analyzer/bro/bro-2.4.1-r2.ebuild b/net-analyzer/bro/bro-2.4.1-r2.ebuild
index 9fd84031a678e..543aecc540316 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/bro/bro-2.4.1-r2.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/bro/bro-2.4.1-r2.ebuild
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ inherit cmake-utils python-single-r1
 DESCRIPTION="The Bro Network Security Monitor"
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.bro.org"
 SRC_URI="https://www.bro.org/downloads/release/${P}.tar.gz"
-
 LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
@@ -39,17 +38,13 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 REQUIRED_USE="broker? ( python )
 	broctl? ( python )
 	python? ( ${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE} )"
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/bro-2.4.1-remove-unnecessary-remove.patch"
+	"${FILESDIR}/bro-2.4.1-fix-python-install-dir.patch" )
 
 pkg_setup() {
 	use python && python-single-r1_pkg_setup
 }
 
-src_prepare() {
-	eapply "${FILESDIR}/bro-2.4.1-remove-unnecessary-remove.patch"
-	eapply "${FILESDIR}/bro-2.4.1-fix-python-install-dir.patch"
-	eapply_user
-}
-
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
 		-DENABLE_DEBUG=$(usex debug true false)