diff --git a/dev-python/prometheus_client/prometheus_client-0.6.0.ebuild b/dev-python/prometheus_client/prometheus_client-0.6.0.ebuild
index 011f982f00f34..40d6b4beeb40a 100644
--- a/dev-python/prometheus_client/prometheus_client-0.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/prometheus_client/prometheus_client-0.6.0.ebuild
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 S=${WORKDIR}/client_python-${PV}
 
-RDEPEND="|| ( dev-python/twisted[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] dev-python/twisted-web[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )"
+RDEPEND="dev-python/twisted[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? ( ${RDEPEND}
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )"
diff --git a/dev-python/prometheus_client/prometheus_client-0.7.1.ebuild b/dev-python/prometheus_client/prometheus_client-0.7.1.ebuild
index acdeb3934576e..2618852a2b353 100644
--- a/dev-python/prometheus_client/prometheus_client-0.7.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/prometheus_client/prometheus_client-0.7.1.ebuild
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 S=${WORKDIR}/client_python-${PV}
 
-RDEPEND="|| ( dev-python/twisted[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] dev-python/twisted-web[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )"
+RDEPEND="dev-python/twisted[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? ( ${RDEPEND}
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )"