diff --git a/dev-db/soci/metadata.xml b/dev-db/soci/metadata.xml
index 69b1e1d6af..92d41d279c 100644
--- a/dev-db/soci/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-db/soci/metadata.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   </maintainer>
   <use>
     <flag name="ubsan">Enable running with UB sanitizer</flag>
-    <flag name="shared">Enable dynamic linking with shared objects</flag>
     <flag name="cxx11">Enable c++11 support</flag>
   </use>
   <upstream>
diff --git a/dev-db/soci/soci-4.0.3-r1.ebuild b/dev-db/soci/soci-4.0.3-r2.ebuild
similarity index 87%
rename from dev-db/soci/soci-4.0.3-r1.ebuild
rename to dev-db/soci/soci-4.0.3-r2.ebuild
index 3ca7b75a7f..65a578e73c 100644
--- a/dev-db/soci/soci-4.0.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-db/soci/soci-4.0.3-r2.ebuild
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ SRC_URI="https://sourceforge.net/projects/soci/files/soci/${P}/${P}.tar.gz/downl
 LICENSE="Boost-1.0"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64"
-IUSE="odbc sqlite oracle postgres mysql +shared +static test ubsan lto cxx11"
-REQUIRED_USE="|| ( shared static )"
+IUSE="odbc sqlite oracle postgres mysql +static test ubsan lto +cxx11"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
-		-DSOCI_SHARED="$(usex shared)"
 		-DSOCI_STATIC="$(usex static)"
 		-DSOCI_TESTS="$(usex test)"
 		-DSOCI_UBSAN="$(usex ubsan)"