diff --git a/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-2.1.1-r1.ebuild b/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-2.1.1-r1.ebuild
index 379bc32a63c20..04ff97d967060 100644
--- a/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-2.1.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-2.1.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE="console gui libnotify sound webinterface"
 REQUIRED_USE="
-	${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}
 	libnotify? ( gui )
 	sound? ( gui )
 "
diff --git a/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-2.1.1-r4.ebuild b/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-2.1.1-r4.ebuild
index d7c3b31c36582..5f5ebcd7702f1 100644
--- a/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-2.1.1-r4.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-2.1.1-r4.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE="console gui libnotify sound webinterface"
 REQUIRED_USE="
-	${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}
 	libnotify? ( gui )
 	sound? ( gui )
 "
diff --git a/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-9999.ebuild b/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-9999.ebuild
index 197540569dc25..f6ab3f6274067 100644
--- a/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/deluge/deluge-9999.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE="console gui libnotify sound webinterface"
 REQUIRED_USE="
-	${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}
 	libnotify? ( gui )
 	sound? ( gui )
 "