diff --git a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.4.2.ebuild b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.4.2.ebuild
index f5b16b1f56800..adc42560851d6 100644
--- a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.4.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.4.2.ebuild
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ REQUIRED_USE="
 		|| ( gtk gtk3 )
 		)"
 
-RESTRICT="mirror"
-
 # A few C++ source files are written to srcdir.
 # Other than that, the ebuild shall be fit for out-of-source build.
 DISTUTILS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD=1
diff --git a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.4.3.ebuild b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.4.3.ebuild
index 86adcbf5e7e2e..a92bbbc7fd38e 100644
--- a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.4.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.4.3.ebuild
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	qt5? ( dev-python/PyQt5[gui,widgets,${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )
 	"
 
-RESTRICT="mirror"
-
 # A few C++ source files are written to srcdir.
 # Other than that, the ebuild shall be fit for out-of-source build.
 DISTUTILS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD=1
diff --git a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.5.0.ebuild b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.5.0.ebuild
index a06ccd600495c..ba3180e0597f0 100644
--- a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.5.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.5.0.ebuild
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	qt5? ( dev-python/PyQt5[gui,widgets,${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )
 	"
 
-RESTRICT="mirror"
-
 # A few C++ source files are written to srcdir.
 # Other than that, the ebuild shall be fit for out-of-source build.
 DISTUTILS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD=1
diff --git a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-9999.ebuild
index a62eac5ee1f08..03462537f63d1 100644
--- a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-9999.ebuild
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	qt5? ( dev-python/PyQt5[gui,widgets,${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )
 	"
 
-RESTRICT="mirror"
-
 # A few C++ source files are written to srcdir.
 # Other than that, the ebuild shall be fit for out-of-source build.
 DISTUTILS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD=1