diff --git a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.4.1.ebuild b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.4.1.ebuild
index 1827c61834e51..89fd2c14184e6 100644
--- a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.4.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.4.1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=5
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
 
 python_compile_all() {
 	if use doc; then
-		"${PYTHON}" setup.py build_sphinx || die
+		esetup.py build_sphinx
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.4.ebuild b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.4.ebuild
index 120e958286aef..f65e9896107d8 100644
--- a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.4.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=5
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
 
 python_compile_all() {
 	if use doc; then
-		"${PYTHON}" setup.py build_sphinx || die
+		esetup.py build_sphinx
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.5.0.ebuild b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.5.0.ebuild
index d4ed192be831e..fd6f6e2048c87 100644
--- a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.5.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.5.0.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=5
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
 
 python_compile_all() {
 	if use doc; then
-		"${PYTHON}" setup.py build_sphinx || die
+		esetup.py build_sphinx
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.5.1.ebuild b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.5.1.ebuild
index 3f52a49948a68..660c9edd88fdf 100644
--- a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.5.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.5.1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=5
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
 
 python_compile_all() {
 	if use doc; then
-		"${PYTHON}" setup.py build_sphinx || die
+		esetup.py build_sphinx
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.0.ebuild b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.0.ebuild
index c6e61d8d69340..06e85d686a510 100644
--- a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.0.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
 
 python_compile_all() {
 	if use doc; then
-		"${PYTHON}" setup.py build_sphinx || die
+		esetup.py build_sphinx
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.1.ebuild b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.1.ebuild
index 4ca2c9ff28c32..c190fa386a953 100644
--- a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
 
 python_compile_all() {
 	if use doc; then
-		"${PYTHON}" setup.py build_sphinx || die
+		esetup.py build_sphinx
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.3.ebuild b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.3.ebuild
index 0182f6c4b6dbc..06e85d686a510 100644
--- a/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/webob/webob-1.6.3.ebuild
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
 
 python_compile_all() {
 	if use doc; then
-		"${PYTHON}" setup.py build_sphinx || die
+		esetup.py build_sphinx
 	fi
 }