diff --git a/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-625.ebuild b/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-625.ebuild
index f6884665740ba..aabc1aa868d7a 100644
--- a/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-625.ebuild
+++ b/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-625.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2018 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=5
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ UNBI_LINGUAS="
 	zh_CN zh_TW
 "
 
-for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-	IUSE="${IUSE} linguas_${lingua}"
-done
-
 S=${WORKDIR}/${P}/src/${PN}
 
 DEPEND="dev-qt/qtgui:4"
@@ -52,7 +48,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 	# Remove localisations
 	local lingua
 	for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-		if ! use linguas_${lingua}; then
+		if ! has ${lingua} ${LINGUAS-${lingua}}; then
 			sed -i ${PN}.pro -e "/\.*${PN}_${lingua}\.ts.*/d" || die
 			rm ${PN}_${lingua}.ts || die
 		fi
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ src_install() {
 
 	local lingua
 	for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-		if use linguas_${lingua}; then
+		if has ${lingua} ${LINGUAS-${lingua}}; then
 			insinto /usr/share/${PN}
 			doins ${PN}_${lingua}.qm
 		fi
diff --git a/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-647.ebuild b/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-647.ebuild
index e449aefee55a0..0371e75f2c8ae 100644
--- a/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-647.ebuild
+++ b/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-647.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2018 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ UNBI_LINGUAS="
 	zh_CN zh_TW
 "
 
-for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-	IUSE="${IUSE} linguas_${lingua}"
-done
-
 S=${WORKDIR}/${P}/src/${PN}
 
 DEPEND="dev-qt/qtgui:4"
@@ -51,7 +47,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 	# Remove localisations
 	local lingua
 	for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-		if ! use linguas_${lingua}; then
+		if ! has ${lingua} ${LINGUAS-${lingua}}; then
 			sed -i ${PN}.pro -e "/\.*${PN}_${lingua}\.ts.*/d" || die
 			rm ${PN}_${lingua}.ts || die
 		fi
@@ -81,7 +77,7 @@ src_install() {
 
 	local lingua
 	for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-		if use linguas_${lingua}; then
+		if has ${lingua} ${LINGUAS-${lingua}}; then
 			insinto /usr/share/${PN}
 			doins ${PN}_${lingua}.qm
 		fi
diff --git a/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-655.ebuild b/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-655.ebuild
index 453496db66702..1007cc620a170 100644
--- a/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-655.ebuild
+++ b/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-655.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2018 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ UNBI_LINGUAS="
 	zh_CN zh_TW
 "
 
-for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-	IUSE="${IUSE} linguas_${lingua}"
-done
-
 S=${WORKDIR}/${P}/src/${PN}
 
 DEPEND="dev-qt/qtgui:4"
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 	# Remove localisations
 	local lingua
 	for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-		if ! use linguas_${lingua}; then
+		if ! has ${lingua} ${LINGUAS-${lingua}}; then
 			sed -i ${PN}.pro -e "/\.*${PN}_${lingua}\.ts.*/d" || die
 			rm ${PN}_${lingua}.ts || die
 		fi
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ src_install() {
 
 	local lingua
 	for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-		if use linguas_${lingua}; then
+		if has ${lingua} ${LINGUAS-${lingua}}; then
 			insinto /usr/share/${PN}
 			doins ${PN}_${lingua}.qm
 		fi
diff --git a/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-657.ebuild b/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-657.ebuild
index 453496db66702..1007cc620a170 100644
--- a/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-657.ebuild
+++ b/sys-boot/unetbootin/unetbootin-657.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2018 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ UNBI_LINGUAS="
 	zh_CN zh_TW
 "
 
-for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-	IUSE="${IUSE} linguas_${lingua}"
-done
-
 S=${WORKDIR}/${P}/src/${PN}
 
 DEPEND="dev-qt/qtgui:4"
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 	# Remove localisations
 	local lingua
 	for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-		if ! use linguas_${lingua}; then
+		if ! has ${lingua} ${LINGUAS-${lingua}}; then
 			sed -i ${PN}.pro -e "/\.*${PN}_${lingua}\.ts.*/d" || die
 			rm ${PN}_${lingua}.ts || die
 		fi
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ src_install() {
 
 	local lingua
 	for lingua in ${UNBI_LINGUAS}; do
-		if use linguas_${lingua}; then
+		if has ${lingua} ${LINGUAS-${lingua}}; then
 			insinto /usr/share/${PN}
 			doins ${PN}_${lingua}.qm
 		fi