diff --git a/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-14.1.0.ebuild b/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-14.1.0.ebuild
index 15a9f462..78281242 100644
--- a/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-14.1.0.ebuild
+++ b/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-14.1.0.ebuild
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
-# Copyright 2020-2023 The Trinity Desktop Project
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2020-2024 The Trinity Desktop Project
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="8"
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ TRINITY_MODULE_NAME="tdemultimedia"
 TRINITY_MODULE_TYPE="core"
 TRINITY_SUBMODULE="arts mpeglib"
 TRINITY_HANDBOOK="optional"
+TRINITY_NEED_ARTS="yes"
 TSM_EXTRACT_ALSO="akode_artsplugin audiofile_artsplugin mpeglib_artsplug xine_artsplugin"
 inherit trinity-meta-2
 
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ fi
 IUSE="akode alsa audiofile mpeg vorbis xine"
 
 DEPEND="
-	~trinity-base/arts-${PV}
 	akode? ( ~media-libs/akode-${PV} )
 	alsa? ( media-libs/alsa-lib )
 	audiofile? ( media-libs/audiofile )
diff --git a/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-14.1.1.ebuild b/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-14.1.1.ebuild
index 15a9f462..78281242 100644
--- a/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-14.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-14.1.1.ebuild
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
-# Copyright 2020-2023 The Trinity Desktop Project
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2020-2024 The Trinity Desktop Project
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="8"
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ TRINITY_MODULE_NAME="tdemultimedia"
 TRINITY_MODULE_TYPE="core"
 TRINITY_SUBMODULE="arts mpeglib"
 TRINITY_HANDBOOK="optional"
+TRINITY_NEED_ARTS="yes"
 TSM_EXTRACT_ALSO="akode_artsplugin audiofile_artsplugin mpeglib_artsplug xine_artsplugin"
 inherit trinity-meta-2
 
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ fi
 IUSE="akode alsa audiofile mpeg vorbis xine"
 
 DEPEND="
-	~trinity-base/arts-${PV}
 	akode? ( ~media-libs/akode-${PV} )
 	alsa? ( media-libs/alsa-lib )
 	audiofile? ( media-libs/audiofile )
diff --git a/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-9999.ebuild b/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-9999.ebuild
index faabc05e..78281242 100644
--- a/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-9999.ebuild
+++ b/trinity-base/tdemultimedia-arts/tdemultimedia-arts-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2020 Gentoo Authors
-# Copyright 2020-2021 The Trinity Desktop Project
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2020-2024 The Trinity Desktop Project
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="8"
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ TRINITY_MODULE_NAME="tdemultimedia"
 TRINITY_MODULE_TYPE="core"
 TRINITY_SUBMODULE="arts mpeglib"
 TRINITY_HANDBOOK="optional"
+TRINITY_NEED_ARTS="yes"
 TSM_EXTRACT_ALSO="akode_artsplugin audiofile_artsplugin mpeglib_artsplug xine_artsplugin"
 inherit trinity-meta-2
 
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ fi
 IUSE="akode alsa audiofile mpeg vorbis xine"
 
 DEPEND="
-	~trinity-base/arts-${PV}
 	akode? ( ~media-libs/akode-${PV} )
 	alsa? ( media-libs/alsa-lib )
 	audiofile? ( media-libs/audiofile )