diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.13.0_rc3.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.13.0_rc3.ebuild
index c50bf1ede3008..6bc1b294d0ed9 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.13.0_rc3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.13.0_rc3.ebuild
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ DEPEND="
 	${RDEPEND}
 	bluetooth? ( net-wireless/bluez )
 	test? (
-		app-arch/xz-utils
 		dev-python/ensurepip-pip
 		dev-python/ensurepip-setuptools
 		dev-python/ensurepip-wheel