diff --git a/sys-apps/portage/portage-3.0.49-r3.ebuild b/sys-apps/portage/portage-3.0.49-r3.ebuild
index 36ce4bf..0c6033d 100644
--- a/sys-apps/portage/portage-3.0.49-r3.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/portage/portage-3.0.49-r3.ebuild
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ EAPI=7
 DISTUTILS_EXT=1
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( pypy3 python3_{6..12} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE='bzip2(+),threads(+)'
-SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=local
 TMPFILES_OPTIONAL=1
 
 inherit distutils-r1 linux-info toolchain-funcs tmpfiles prefix