diff --git a/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-0.28.0.ebuild b/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-0.28.0.ebuild
index 7291e1b0f7..22ec9778af 100644
--- a/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-0.28.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-0.28.0.ebuild
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ src_configure() {
 	tc-export CC
 }
 
-src_compile() {
-	emake
-}
-
 src_test() {
 	emake test LDFLAGS=""
 }
diff --git a/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-9999.ebuild b/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-9999.ebuild
index 7291e1b0f7..22ec9778af 100644
--- a/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-scheme/cyclone/cyclone-9999.ebuild
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ src_configure() {
 	tc-export CC
 }
 
-src_compile() {
-	emake
-}
-
 src_test() {
 	emake test LDFLAGS=""
 }