diff --git a/dev-python/orjson/orjson-3.6.8-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/orjson/orjson-3.6.8-r1.ebuild
index 401324245f..4e37bcb9a0 100644
--- a/dev-python/orjson/orjson-3.6.8-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/orjson/orjson-3.6.8-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
-CARGO_OPTIONAL=1
 CRATES="
 	ahash-0.7.6
 	arrayvec-0.7.2