diff --git a/dev-python/packaging/packaging-15.3-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/packaging/packaging-15.3-r1.ebuild
index f43c596461830..aaac708087bd3 100644
--- a/dev-python/packaging/packaging-15.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/packaging/packaging-15.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ IUSE="test"
 
 RDEPEND=""
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
-	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/pretend[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]