diff --git a/dev-util/plasma/files/plasma-remove_pip.patch b/dev-util/plasma/files/plasma-remove_pip.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b554acc6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-util/plasma/files/plasma-remove_pip.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+--- a/setup.py	2018-08-23 07:36:33.812024967 -0500
++++ b/setup.py	2018-08-23 07:36:56.878690371 -0500
+@@ -5,25 +5,25 @@
+ except ImportError:
+     from distutils.core import setup
+ 
+-try:
+-    from pip._internal.req import parse_requirements
+-except ImportError:
+-    from pip.req import parse_requirements
++#try:
++#    from pip._internal.req import parse_requirements
++#except ImportError:
++#    from pip.req import parse_requirements
+ 
+ from distutils.core import Extension
+ import plasma
+ 
+-requirements = parse_requirements('requirements.txt', session=False)
++#requirements = parse_requirements('requirements.txt', session=False)
+ 
+-requires = []
+-for item in requirements:
++#requires = []
++#for item in requirements:
+     # we want to handle package names and also repo urls
+-    if getattr(item, 'url', None):  # older pip has url
+-        links.append(str(item.url))
+-    if getattr(item, 'link', None): # newer pip has link
+-        links.append(str(item.link))
+-    if item.req:
+-        requires.append(str(item.req))
++#    if getattr(item, 'url', None):  # older pip has url
++#        links.append(str(item.url))
++#    if getattr(item, 'link', None): # newer pip has link
++#        links.append(str(item.link))
++#    if item.req:
++#        requires.append(str(item.req))
+ 
+ 
+ x86_analyzer = Extension('plasma.lib.arch.x86.analyzer',
+@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
+               'plasma.scripts',
+     ],
+     package_dir={'plasma':'plasma'},
+-    install_requires=requires,
++#    install_requires=requires,
+     entry_points = {
+         "console_scripts": [
+             "plasma = plasma.main:console_entry",
diff --git a/dev-util/plasma/plasma-0_p21080708.ebuild b/dev-util/plasma/plasma-0_p21080708.ebuild
index 8a7663efd..86680900c 100644
--- a/dev-util/plasma/plasma-0_p21080708.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/plasma/plasma-0_p21080708.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{4,5,6,7} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
+
+inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="An interactive disassembler for x86/ARM/MIPS"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/plasma-disassembler/plasma"
@@ -21,12 +23,14 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE=""
 
-DEPEND="dev-libs/capstone
-	dev-python/pyelftools
-	dev-python/future
-	dev-python/msgpack
+DEPEND="dev-libs/capstone[python]
 	dev-libs/keystone
-	dev-python/nose"
+	dev-python/pyelftools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	dev-python/future[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	dev-python/msgpack[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	dev-python/nose[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
+
+PATCHES=""${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-remove_pip.patch"
diff --git a/dev-util/plasma/plasma-9999.ebuild b/dev-util/plasma/plasma-9999.ebuild
index 8a7663efd..86680900c 100644
--- a/dev-util/plasma/plasma-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/plasma/plasma-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{4,5,6,7} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
+
+inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="An interactive disassembler for x86/ARM/MIPS"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/plasma-disassembler/plasma"
@@ -21,12 +23,14 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE=""
 
-DEPEND="dev-libs/capstone
-	dev-python/pyelftools
-	dev-python/future
-	dev-python/msgpack
+DEPEND="dev-libs/capstone[python]
 	dev-libs/keystone
-	dev-python/nose"
+	dev-python/pyelftools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	dev-python/future[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	dev-python/msgpack[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	dev-python/nose[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
+
+PATCHES=""${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-remove_pip.patch"