diff --git a/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-0.11.0.ebuild b/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-0.11.0.ebuild
index 08db1cc0fa99a..ff84f169e014d 100644
--- a/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-0.11.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-0.11.0.ebuild
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ HOMEPAGE="
 LICENSE="BSD BSD-2 MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 
-EPYTEST_PLUGINS=( pytest-subtests )
+EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
 distutils_enable_tests pytest
diff --git a/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-9999.ebuild
index 8794d9d37a366..b63981845418b 100644
--- a/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-9999.ebuild
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ HOMEPAGE="
 LICENSE="BSD BSD-2 MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 
-EPYTEST_PLUGINS=( pytest-subtests )
+EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
 distutils_enable_tests pytest