diff --git a/sci-mathematics/singular/singular-4.0.2.ebuild b/sci-mathematics/singular/singular-4.0.2.ebuild
index f692e644c823c..3d17c7c868cf3 100644
--- a/sci-mathematics/singular/singular-4.0.2.ebuild
+++ b/sci-mathematics/singular/singular-4.0.2.ebuild
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ pkg_setup() {
 	append-flags "-fPIC"
 	append-ldflags "-fPIC"
 	tc-export AR CC CPP CXX
-
-	# Ensure that >=emacs-22 is selected
-	if use emacs; then
-		elisp-need-emacs 22 || die "Emacs version too low"
-	fi
 }
 
 src_prepare () {
diff --git a/sci-mathematics/singular/singular-4.0.3.ebuild b/sci-mathematics/singular/singular-4.0.3.ebuild
index 8fd5f63c22313..ffb1e2a5d9521 100644
--- a/sci-mathematics/singular/singular-4.0.3.ebuild
+++ b/sci-mathematics/singular/singular-4.0.3.ebuild
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ pkg_setup() {
 	append-flags "-fPIC"
 	append-ldflags "-fPIC"
 	tc-export AR CC CPP CXX
-
-	# Ensure that >=emacs-22 is selected
-	if use emacs; then
-		elisp-need-emacs 22 || die "Emacs version too low"
-	fi
 }
 
 src_prepare () {