diff --git a/devel/py-inotify-simple/Makefile b/devel/py-inotify-simple/Makefile
index cb40b5be476a..4694f8b343fd 100644
--- a/devel/py-inotify-simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-inotify-simple/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	inotify-simple
 PORTVERSION=	2.0.1
 PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME:S/-/_/}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	grembo@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Simple wrapper around inotify
 WWW=		https://github.com/chrisjbillington/inotify_simple
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		python
+USES=		inotify python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
-
-# Native inotify is in libc since FreeBSD 15 (OSVERSION 1500051); older releases need libinotify
-.if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} < 1500051
-LIB_DEPENDS=	libinotify.so:devel/libinotify
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>