diff --git a/dev-python/appdirs/appdirs-1.4.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/appdirs/appdirs-1.4.0-r1.ebuild
index fc2827a2030a9..76f4d632f75a4 100644
--- a/dev-python/appdirs/appdirs-1.4.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/appdirs/appdirs-1.4.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -28,3 +28,16 @@ python_test() {
 	"${PYTHON}" test.py \
 		|| die "Tests fail with ${EPYTHON}"
 }
+
+[[ ${PV} == 1.4.0 ]] || die "Please remove pkg_preinst from the ebuild"
+pkg_preinst() {
+	_remove_egg_info() {
+		local pyver="$("${PYTHON}" -c 'import sys; print(sys.version[:3])')"
+		local egginfo="${ROOT%/}$(python_get_sitedir)/${P}-py${pyver}.egg-info"
+		if [[ -d ${egginfo} ]]; then
+			einfo "Removing ${egginfo}"
+			rm -r "${egginfo}" || die
+		fi
+	}
+	python_foreach_impl _remove_egg_info
+}