diff --git a/dev-python/jaraco-collections/jaraco-collections-3.0.0.ebuild b/dev-python/jaraco-collections/jaraco-collections-3.0.0.ebuild
index 430a3e4d86e5b..6c44053515174 100644
--- a/dev-python/jaraco-collections/jaraco-collections-3.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/jaraco-collections/jaraco-collections-3.0.0.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 EAPI=7
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6..9} pypy3 )
-DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 MY_PN="${PN/-/.}"