diff --git a/games-fps/gzdoom/gzdoom-4.1.1.ebuild b/games-fps/gzdoom/gzdoom-4.1.1.ebuild
index 02d1423e14..81898f665b 100644
--- a/games-fps/gzdoom/gzdoom-4.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/games-fps/gzdoom/gzdoom-4.1.1.ebuild
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SRC_URI="https://github.com/coelckers/${PN}/archive/g${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz
 LICENSE="BSD BZIP2 DUMB-0.9.2 GPL-3 LGPL-3 MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
-IUSE="fluidsynth gtk openal openmp phonehome"
+IUSE="fluidsynth gtk openal openmp"
 
 DEPEND="
 	app-arch/bzip2
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DNO_GTK="$(usex !gtk)"
 		-DNO_OPENAL="$(usex !openal)"
 		-DNO_OPENMP="$(usex !openmp)"
-		-DSEND_ANON_STATS="$(usex phonehome)"
 	)
 	cmake-utils_src_configure
 }
diff --git a/games-fps/gzdoom/metadata.xml b/games-fps/gzdoom/metadata.xml
index 4d5eb5bf8d..53026d96e4 100644
--- a/games-fps/gzdoom/metadata.xml
+++ b/games-fps/gzdoom/metadata.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 	</maintainer>
 	<use>
 		<flag name="fluidsynth">Use <pkg>media-sound/fluidsynth</pkg> for MIDI support</flag>
-		<flag name="phonehome">Enable sending of anonymous hardware statistics</flag>
 	</use>
 	<upstream>
 		<bugs-to>https://forum.zdoom.org/viewforum.php?f=2</bugs-to>