diff --git a/dev-python/securesystemslib/Manifest b/dev-python/securesystemslib/Manifest
index b508ab029f052..ec2247efec2ee 100644
--- a/dev-python/securesystemslib/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/securesystemslib/Manifest
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-DIST securesystemslib-1.2.0.tar.gz 934472 BLAKE2B 573a8a422cb0b54f20caf35716c83051e70658e233a1334c983555aa26a9239ef86817fd80964bdd23e77408b403ee94b25e65359ccfa0aa54b854ed53d0e388 SHA512 eb1c0a3e2d304d26d1cf0f1a529810131a67a7f5bbed24233dd2495cea7b107beb7a0dd9ac85433b0526de0c39b346bbea5244b34b309e959ada5b9e7d272003
 DIST securesystemslib-1.3.0.tar.gz 934551 BLAKE2B c25af7fe36445fa9b8296d833edc5b51e8a33b71a05b987bd04f27955c54dff5a02a82cd1c45a1dd63cb4f39c84d933ad99941a3993142f576c64f17b93cdaa7 SHA512 26ebeabba4e1ef24c3ae7944b2e18a7534753f8073b6cb433b8d0c9c7d0e8df4df589984f508797bc6de7398b84e9889b50db98de311d06fb1a99b6b5ceb4488
diff --git a/dev-python/securesystemslib/securesystemslib-1.2.0.ebuild b/dev-python/securesystemslib/securesystemslib-1.2.0.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index be86ac9755506..0000000000000
--- a/dev-python/securesystemslib/securesystemslib-1.2.0.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2024-2025 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=hatchling
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( pypy3 pypy3_11 python3_{10..13} )
-
-inherit distutils-r1 pypi
-
-DESCRIPTION="Cryptographic routines for Secure Systems Lab projects at NYU"
-HOMEPAGE="
-	https://github.com/secure-systems-lab/securesystemslib/
-	https://pypi.org/project/securesystemslib/
-"
-
-LICENSE="MIT"
-SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="~amd64"
-
-RDEPEND="
-	>=dev-python/cryptography-40.0.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-"
-
-distutils_enable_tests pytest
-
-# TODO: unbundle https://github.com/pyca/ed25519 (wtf? not on PyPI?)
-
-python_test() {
-	local EPYTEST_DESELECT=(
-		# requires pyspx
-		tests/test_signer.py::TestSphincs::test_sphincs
-	)
-	local EPYTEST_IGNORE=(
-		# requires PyKCS11
-		tests/test_hsm_signer.py
-	)
-
-	local -x PYTEST_DISABLE_PLUGIN_AUTOLOAD=1
-	epytest tests
-}