diff --git a/media-video/mplayer/mplayer-1.3.0-r5.ebuild b/media-video/mplayer/mplayer-1.3.0-r5.ebuild
index b7f1b8d3f1648..b3c344f98b88e 100644
--- a/media-video/mplayer/mplayer-1.3.0-r5.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/mplayer/mplayer-1.3.0-r5.ebuild
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ radio rar rtc rtmp samba selinux +shm sdl speex cpu_flags_x86_sse cpu_flags_x86_
 tga theora tremor +truetype toolame twolame +unicode v4l vcd vdpau vidix
 vorbis +X x264 xinerama +xscreensaver +xv xvid yuv4mpeg zoran"
 
-VIDEO_CARDS="mga tdfx"
+VIDEO_CARDS="mga"
 for x in ${VIDEO_CARDS}; do
 	IUSE+=" video_cards_${x}"
 done
@@ -425,18 +425,11 @@ src_configure() {
 		 myconf+=" --disable-mga --disable-xmga"
 	fi
 
-	if use video_cards_tdfx; then
-		myconf+="
-			$(use_enable video_cards_tdfx tdfxvid)
-			$(use_enable fbcon tdfxfb)
-		"
-	else
-		myconf+="
-			--disable-3dfx
-			--disable-tdfxvid
-			--disable-tdfxfb
-		"
-	fi
+	myconf+="
+		--disable-3dfx
+		--disable-tdfxvid
+		--disable-tdfxfb
+	"
 
 	# sun card, disable by default, see bug #258729
 	myconf+=" --disable-xvr100"
diff --git a/media-video/mplayer/mplayer-9999.ebuild b/media-video/mplayer/mplayer-9999.ebuild
index 8d1ad1c2a3003..62db816aa75e6 100644
--- a/media-video/mplayer/mplayer-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/mplayer/mplayer-9999.ebuild
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ radio rar rtc rtmp samba selinux +shm sdl speex cpu_flags_x86_sse cpu_flags_x86_
 tga theora tremor +truetype toolame twolame +unicode v4l vcd vdpau vidix
 vorbis +X x264 xinerama +xscreensaver +xv xvid yuv4mpeg zoran"
 
-VIDEO_CARDS="mga tdfx"
+VIDEO_CARDS="mga"
 for x in ${VIDEO_CARDS}; do
 	IUSE+=" video_cards_${x}"
 done
@@ -419,18 +419,11 @@ src_configure() {
 		 myconf+=" --disable-mga --disable-xmga"
 	fi
 
-	if use video_cards_tdfx; then
-		myconf+="
-			$(use_enable video_cards_tdfx tdfxvid)
-			$(use_enable fbcon tdfxfb)
-		"
-	else
-		myconf+="
-			--disable-3dfx
-			--disable-tdfxvid
-			--disable-tdfxfb
-		"
-	fi
+	myconf+="
+		--disable-3dfx
+		--disable-tdfxvid
+		--disable-tdfxfb
+	"
 
 	# sun card, disable by default, see bug #258729
 	myconf+=" --disable-xvr100"