diff --git a/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.5.0.1.recipe b/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.5.0.1.recipe
index 8c70447d1..4ee897bd3 100644
--- a/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.5.0.1.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/freetype/freetype-2.5.0.1.recipe
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ REQUIRES="
 	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix >= $haikuVersion
 	lib:libz$secondaryArchSuffix >= 1
 	lib:libpng$secondaryArchSuffix
-	devel:libbz2
 	"
 BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	devel:libz$secondaryArchSuffix