diff --git a/app-text/noweb/noweb-2.12.ebuild b/app-text/noweb/noweb-2.12.ebuild
index e62e7dd59e..29fc8cd5ae 100644
--- a/app-text/noweb/noweb-2.12.ebuild
+++ b/app-text/noweb/noweb-2.12.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI="7"
 
-inherit eutils toolchain-funcs elisp-common
+inherit toolchain-funcs elisp-common
 
 MYPV="$(ver_rs 1 _)"