diff --git a/dev-python/livereload/livereload-2.6.3.ebuild b/dev-python/livereload/livereload-2.6.3.ebuild
index f67719f03a926..84dd00bc4ebd5 100644
--- a/dev-python/livereload/livereload-2.6.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/livereload/livereload-2.6.3.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 EAPI=7
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{7..10} )
-DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 
 inherit distutils-r1