diff --git a/dev-lang/elpi/elpi-1.19.6-r1.ebuild b/dev-lang/elpi/elpi-1.19.6-r1.ebuild
index 7b1467f777b8..e0e946914925 100644
--- a/dev-lang/elpi/elpi-1.19.6-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/elpi/elpi-1.19.6-r1.ebuild
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	<dev-ml/atd-2.16.0:=
-	>=dev-lang/ocaml-4.08.0:=
 	>=dev-ml/menhir-20211230:=
 	dev-ml/ppx_deriving:=
 	dev-ml/ppxlib:=
diff --git a/dev-lang/elpi/elpi-2.0.7.ebuild b/dev-lang/elpi/elpi-2.0.7.ebuild
index 7b1467f777b8..e0e946914925 100644
--- a/dev-lang/elpi/elpi-2.0.7.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/elpi/elpi-2.0.7.ebuild
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	<dev-ml/atd-2.16.0:=
-	>=dev-lang/ocaml-4.08.0:=
 	>=dev-ml/menhir-20211230:=
 	dev-ml/ppx_deriving:=
 	dev-ml/ppxlib:=