diff --git a/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3.ebuild b/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3.ebuild
index 60c307504a979..e73308b6f4542 100644
--- a/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2018 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ python_test() {
 }
 
 python_install_all() {
-	use examples && local EXAMPLES=( examples/. )
+	if use examples; then
+		insinto /usr/share/doc/${PF}
+		doins -r examples
+	fi
 	distutils-r1_python_install_all
+
+	# package installs unneeded LICENSE files here
+	rm -rf "${ED}"/usr/socketpool || die
 }