diff --git a/gui-apps/tessen/metadata.xml b/gui-apps/tessen/metadata.xml
index 56ee527ada..55e9ef0318 100644
--- a/gui-apps/tessen/metadata.xml
+++ b/gui-apps/tessen/metadata.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 		<remote-id type="github">ayushnix/tessen</remote-id>
 	</upstream>
 	<use>
-		<flag name="dmenu">Enable dmenu backend</flag>
 		<flag name="bemenu">Enable bemenu backend</flag>
 		<flag name="rofi">Enable rofi backend</flag>
 		<flag name="wofi">Enable wofi backend</flag>
diff --git a/gui-apps/tessen/tessen-2.1.2.ebuild b/gui-apps/tessen/tessen-2.1.2.ebuild
index 8256132813..a215da0bfe 100644
--- a/gui-apps/tessen/tessen-2.1.2.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/tessen/tessen-2.1.2.ebuild
@@ -18,14 +18,13 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="+pass gopass dmenu bemenu wofi rofi"
+IUSE="+pass gopass bemenu wofi rofi"
 
 REQUIRED_USE="|| ( pass gopass )
-	|| ( dmenu bemenu wofi rofi )"
+	|| ( bemenu wofi rofi )"
 
 DEPEND=""
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	dmenu? ( x11-misc/dmenu )
 	bemenu? ( dev-libs/bemenu )
 	wofi? ( gui-apps/wofi )
 	rofi? ( x11-misc/rofi )
diff --git a/gui-apps/tessen/tessen-9999.ebuild b/gui-apps/tessen/tessen-9999.ebuild
index 8256132813..a215da0bfe 100644
--- a/gui-apps/tessen/tessen-9999.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/tessen/tessen-9999.ebuild
@@ -18,14 +18,13 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="+pass gopass dmenu bemenu wofi rofi"
+IUSE="+pass gopass bemenu wofi rofi"
 
 REQUIRED_USE="|| ( pass gopass )
-	|| ( dmenu bemenu wofi rofi )"
+	|| ( bemenu wofi rofi )"
 
 DEPEND=""
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	dmenu? ( x11-misc/dmenu )
 	bemenu? ( dev-libs/bemenu )
 	wofi? ( gui-apps/wofi )
 	rofi? ( x11-misc/rofi )