3 files changed, 2 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.28-r2.ebuild b/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.28-r2.ebuild
index eb1c2075cb4c..451855488b1f 100644
--- a/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.28-r2.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.28-r2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@ PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-tests.patch #836812
 )
 
-pkg_pretend() {
-	if use slang && use unicode ; then
-		ewarn "\"unicode\" USE flag only takes effect when the \"slang\" USE flag is disabled."
-	fi
-}
-
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 	# patch touches configure.ac
diff --git a/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.29.ebuild b/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.29.ebuild
index dd866468de2a..0b95179bd4e6 100644
--- a/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.29.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.29.ebuild
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@ PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-4.8.29-gentoo-tools.patch
 )
 
-pkg_pretend() {
-	if use slang && use unicode ; then
-		ewarn "\"unicode\" USE flag only takes effect when the \"slang\" USE flag is disabled."
-	fi
-}
-
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 	# patch touches configure.ac
diff --git a/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild b/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild
index 418ebc976d9a..224d3fdacd58 100644
--- a/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}"
 
-pkg_pretend() {
-	if use slang && use unicode ; then
-		ewarn "\"unicode\" USE flag only takes effect when the \"slang\" USE flag is disabled."
-	fi
-}
-
 src_prepare() {
 	default