diff --git a/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/mate-screensaver-1.24.0.ebuild b/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/mate-screensaver-1.24.0.ebuild
index 91e4469d03f34..c496eac13b11e 100644
--- a/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/mate-screensaver-1.24.0.ebuild
+++ b/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/mate-screensaver-1.24.0.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DESCRIPTION="Replaces xscreensaver, integrating with the MATE desktop"
 
 LICENSE="GPL-2+ HPND LGPL-2+"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="X debug consolekit elogind kernel_linux libnotify opengl pam systemd"
+IUSE="X debug elogind kernel_linux libnotify opengl pam systemd"
 REQUIRED_USE="?? ( elogind systemd )"
 
 DOC_CONTENTS="
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	x11-libs/libXxf86vm
 	x11-libs/libxklavier
 	x11-libs/pango
-	consolekit? ( sys-auth/consolekit )
 	libnotify? ( >=x11-libs/libnotify-0.7:0 )
 	opengl? ( virtual/opengl )
 	pam? ( gnome-base/gnome-keyring sys-libs/pam )
@@ -68,8 +67,8 @@ src_configure() {
 		--with-xf86gamma-ext
 		--with-xscreensaverdir=/usr/share/xscreensaver/config
 		--with-xscreensaverhackdir=/usr/$(get_libdir)/misc/xscreensaver
+		--without-console-kit
 		$(use_with X x)
-		$(use_with consolekit console-kit)
 		$(use_with elogind)
 		$(use_with libnotify)
 		$(use_with opengl libgl)
diff --git a/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/mate-screensaver-1.24.1.ebuild b/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/mate-screensaver-1.24.1.ebuild
index 485f4ee1e39cd..b17ccf0882025 100644
--- a/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/mate-screensaver-1.24.1.ebuild
+++ b/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/mate-screensaver-1.24.1.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DESCRIPTION="Replaces xscreensaver, integrating with the MATE desktop"
 
 LICENSE="GPL-2+ HPND LGPL-2+"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="X debug consolekit elogind kernel_linux libnotify opengl pam systemd"
+IUSE="X debug elogind kernel_linux libnotify opengl pam systemd"
 REQUIRED_USE="?? ( elogind systemd )"
 
 COMMON_DEPEND="
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	x11-libs/libXxf86vm
 	x11-libs/libxklavier
 	x11-libs/pango
-	consolekit? ( sys-auth/consolekit )
 	libnotify? ( >=x11-libs/libnotify-0.7:0 )
 	opengl? ( virtual/opengl )
 	pam? ( gnome-base/gnome-keyring sys-libs/pam )
@@ -68,8 +67,8 @@ src_configure() {
 		--with-xf86gamma-ext
 		--with-xscreensaverdir=/usr/share/xscreensaver/config
 		--with-xscreensaverhackdir=/usr/$(get_libdir)/misc/xscreensaver
+		--without-console-kit
 		$(use_with X x)
-		$(use_with consolekit console-kit)
 		$(use_with elogind)
 		$(use_with libnotify)
 		$(use_with opengl libgl)
diff --git a/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/metadata.xml b/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/metadata.xml
index 4be378966bcdf..79f7982345f07 100644
--- a/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/metadata.xml
+++ b/mate-extra/mate-screensaver/metadata.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 		<email>mate@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Gentoo MATE Desktop</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="consolekit">Enable support for 
-			<pkg>sys-auth/consolekit</pkg></flag>
-	</use>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="github">mate-desktop/mate-screensaver</remote-id>
 	</upstream>