diff --git a/dev-python/cu2qu/cu2qu-1.6.7.ebuild b/dev-python/cu2qu/cu2qu-1.6.7.ebuild
index 05b7427a81..983ad6eb51 100644
--- a/dev-python/cu2qu/cu2qu-1.6.7.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cu2qu/cu2qu-1.6.7.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 EAPI="7"
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..9} )
-DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 
 inherit distutils-r1