diff --git a/dev-python/httptools/httptools-0.1.1.ebuild b/dev-python/httptools/httptools-0.1.1.ebuild
index e29bb69bfd..8ca82f7946 100644
--- a/dev-python/httptools/httptools-0.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/httptools/httptools-0.1.1.ebuild
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{5,6,7,8} pypy3 )
-
-DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
@@ -16,8 +14,5 @@ SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/${P:0:1}/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"
 LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
-# IUSE=""
-
-# RDEPEND=""
 
 BDEPEND="dev-python/cython[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"