diff --git a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.4.ebuild b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.4.ebuild
index e039847798f08..43a992ef1764d 100644
--- a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.4.ebuild
@@ -58,14 +58,6 @@ python_compile_all() {
 	use doc && emake -C doc html
 }
 
-src_test() {
-	# nosetests use heavy multiprocessing during the tests.
-	# this shall make them less likely to kill your system or timeout.
-	local DISTUTILS_NO_PARALLEL_BUILD=1
-
-	distutils-r1_src_test
-}
-
 python_test() {
 	"${PYTHON}" selftest.py -v || die "Tests fail with ${EPYTHON}"
 }
diff --git a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.6.ebuild b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.6.ebuild
index 01f987a04118f..2b9c3e05358b8 100644
--- a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.6.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.6.ebuild
@@ -63,14 +63,6 @@ python_compile_all() {
 	use doc && emake -C doc html
 }
 
-src_test() {
-	# nosetests use heavy multiprocessing during the tests.
-	# this shall make them less likely to kill your system or timeout.
-	local DISTUTILS_NO_PARALLEL_BUILD=1
-
-	distutils-r1_src_test
-}
-
 python_test() {
 	"${PYTHON}" selftest.py -v || die "Tests fail with ${EPYTHON}"
 }
diff --git a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7.ebuild b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7.ebuild
index b4e89e80c916f..ca246d9a9fb37 100644
--- a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7.ebuild
@@ -63,14 +63,6 @@ python_compile_all() {
 	use doc && emake -C doc html
 }
 
-src_test() {
-	# nosetests use heavy multiprocessing during the tests.
-	# this shall make them less likely to kill your system or timeout.
-	local DISTUTILS_NO_PARALLEL_BUILD=1
-
-	distutils-r1_src_test
-}
-
 python_test() {
 	"${PYTHON}" selftest.py -v || die "Tests fail with ${EPYTHON}"
 }
diff --git a/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild
index fefdcadf04155..785d9d3d66bf3 100644
--- a/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@ python_compile_all() {
 	use doc && emake -C doc html
 }
 
-src_test() {
-	# nosetests use heavy multiprocessing during the tests.
-	# this shall make them less likely to kill your system or timeout.
-	local DISTUTILS_NO_PARALLEL_BUILD=1
-
-	distutils-r1_src_test
-}
-
 python_test() {
 	"${PYTHON}" selftest.py || die "Tests fail with ${EPYTHON}"
 }