diff --git a/x11-misc/dmenu/dmenu-9999.ebuild b/x11-misc/dmenu/dmenu-9999.ebuild
index d7d92e3..1c8bfe8 100644
--- a/x11-misc/dmenu/dmenu-9999.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/dmenu/dmenu-9999.ebuild
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ PATCHES=()
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 
-	sed -i \
-		-e 's|^	@|	|g' \
-		-e '/^	echo/d' \
-		Makefile || die
-
 	sed -i \
 		-e "s/ -Os / /" \
 		-e "/^\(LDFLAGS\|CFLAGS\|CPPFLAGS\)/{s| = | += |g;s|-s ||g}" \