diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.18_p11.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.18_p11.ebuild
index c583ea726d66f..23252937c1a07 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.18_p11.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-2.7.18_p11.ebuild
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	verify-sig? ( app-crypt/openpgp-keys-python )
 	!sys-devel/gcc[libffi(-)]"
-PDEPEND="app-eselect/eselect-python"
 RDEPEND+="
 	!build? ( app-misc/mime-types )
 	!<=dev-lang/python-exec-2.4.6-r1"
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.10.0_beta3.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.10.0_beta3.ebuild
index 818aa5957c758..e7e3f59b1da78 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.10.0_beta3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.10.0_beta3.ebuild
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	verify-sig? ( app-crypt/openpgp-keys-python )
 	!sys-devel/gcc[libffi(-)]"
-PDEPEND="app-eselect/eselect-python"
 RDEPEND+=" !build? ( app-misc/mime-types )"
 
 VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/python.org.asc
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.6.14.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.6.14.ebuild
index 67dda0865bbaf..ad49f400ac41e 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.6.14.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.6.14.ebuild
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	verify-sig? ( app-crypt/openpgp-keys-python )
 	!sys-devel/gcc[libffi(-)]"
-PDEPEND="app-eselect/eselect-python"
 RDEPEND+=" !build? ( app-misc/mime-types )"
 
 VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/python.org.asc
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.7.11.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.7.11.ebuild
index 38c80df2cb933..2a194aeea9419 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.7.11.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.7.11.ebuild
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	verify-sig? ( app-crypt/openpgp-keys-python )
 	!sys-devel/gcc[libffi(-)]"
-PDEPEND="app-eselect/eselect-python"
 RDEPEND+=" !build? ( app-misc/mime-types )"
 
 VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/python.org.asc
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.8.11.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.8.11.ebuild
index f3ce31d2a6579..c6243a8ecd7a1 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.8.11.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.8.11.ebuild
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/autoconf-archive
 	verify-sig? ( app-crypt/openpgp-keys-python )
 	!sys-devel/gcc[libffi(-)]"
-PDEPEND="app-eselect/eselect-python"
 RDEPEND+=" !build? ( app-misc/mime-types )"
 
 VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/python.org.asc
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.9.6.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.9.6.ebuild
index 6cb6bf8002c2b..f035379167b1b 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.9.6.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.9.6.ebuild
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ BDEPEND="
 	verify-sig? ( app-crypt/openpgp-keys-python )
 	!sys-devel/gcc[libffi(-)]"
 RDEPEND+=" !build? ( app-misc/mime-types )"
-PDEPEND="app-eselect/eselect-python"
 
 VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/python.org.asc