diff --git a/dev-lang/python-exec/python-exec-2.9999.ebuild b/dev-lang/python-exec/python-exec-2.9999.ebuild
index 561e39347295c..98e0119126636 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python-exec/python-exec-2.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python-exec/python-exec-2.9999.ebuild
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ src_configure() {
 	done
 
 	local myconf=(
-		--with-eprefix="${EPREFIX}"
 		--with-python-impls="${pyimpls[*]}"
 	)