diff --git a/dev-python/pytables/pytables-3.4.4.ebuild b/dev-python/pytables/pytables-3.4.4.ebuild
index 9a5ed1e381172..f1f8a63e8be70 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytables/pytables-3.4.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pytables/pytables-3.4.4.ebuild
@@ -51,14 +51,6 @@ python_prepare_all() {
 	distutils-r1_python_prepare_all
 }
 
-python_compile() {
-	if ! python_is_python3; then
-		local -x CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
-		append-cflags -fno-strict-aliasing
-	fi
-	distutils-r1_python_compile
-}
-
 python_test() {
 	cd "${BUILD_DIR}"/lib* || die
 	${EPYTHON} tables/tests/test_all.py || die
diff --git a/dev-python/pytables/pytables-3.6.1.ebuild b/dev-python/pytables/pytables-3.6.1.ebuild
index 0406c688685ca..0d24b5b1d06e7 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytables/pytables-3.6.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pytables/pytables-3.6.1.ebuild
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ python_prepare_all() {
 }
 
 python_compile() {
-	if ! python_is_python3; then
-		local -x CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
-		append-cflags -fno-strict-aliasing
-	fi
 	distutils-r1_python_compile -j1
 }