diff --git a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.2.1.ebuild b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.2.1.ebuild
index eeb014cfe5291..b2da6fdcd2356 100644
--- a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.2.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.2.1.ebuild
@@ -38,14 +38,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 	python_foreach_impl prepare_gst
 }
 
-myeconf() {
-	local flag
-	flag="$(${PYTHON} -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var("ABIFLAGS") or "")')"
-	PYTHON="${EPYTHON}${flag}" econf
-}
-
 src_configure() {
-	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir myeconf
+	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir econf
 }
 
 src_compile() {
diff --git a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.4.0.ebuild b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.4.0.ebuild
index 80b1de3297679..03861fd7efc70 100644
--- a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.4.0.ebuild
@@ -34,14 +34,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 	python_foreach_impl prepare_gst
 }
 
-myeconf() {
-	local flag
-	flag="$(${PYTHON} -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var("ABIFLAGS") or "")')"
-	PYTHON="${EPYTHON}${flag}" econf
-}
-
 src_configure() {
-	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir myeconf
+	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir econf
 }
 
 src_compile() {
diff --git a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.0.ebuild b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.0.ebuild
index 81d086d622adb..53128bc120af6 100644
--- a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.0.ebuild
@@ -34,14 +34,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 	python_foreach_impl prepare_gst
 }
 
-myeconf() {
-	local flag
-	flag="$(${PYTHON} -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var("ABIFLAGS") or "")')"
-	PYTHON="${EPYTHON}${flag}" econf
-}
-
 src_configure() {
-	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir myeconf
+	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir econf
 }
 
 src_compile() {
diff --git a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.1.ebuild b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.1.ebuild
index 95d223e2ed344..d4659611ea70b 100644
--- a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.1.ebuild
@@ -35,14 +35,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 	python_foreach_impl prepare_gst
 }
 
-myeconf() {
-	local flag
-	flag="$(${PYTHON} -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var("ABIFLAGS") or "")')"
-	PYTHON="${EPYTHON}${flag}" econf
-}
-
 src_configure() {
-	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir myeconf
+	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir econf
 }
 
 src_compile() {