diff --git a/dev-java/openjdk/openjdk-21.0.12_p8.ebuild b/dev-java/openjdk/openjdk-21.0.12_p8.ebuild
index 542bfa633aa91..a43aa0c66b748 100644
--- a/dev-java/openjdk/openjdk-21.0.12_p8.ebuild
+++ b/dev-java/openjdk/openjdk-21.0.12_p8.ebuild
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
-# Avoid circular dependency
-JAVA_DISABLE_DEPEND_ON_JAVA_DEP_CHECK="true"
-
 inherit check-reqs dot-a flag-o-matic java-pkg-2 java-vm-2 multiprocessing toolchain-funcs
 
 # variable name format: <UPPERCASE_KEYWORD>_XPAK