diff --git a/dev-python/pytest-forked/pytest-forked-1.3.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/pytest-forked/pytest-forked-1.3.0-r1.ebuild
index 3c8d8b75cfc6a..c892b49b6aa99 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytest-forked/pytest-forked-1.3.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pytest-forked/pytest-forked-1.3.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6..9} pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1