diff --git a/srcpkgs/libticonv/template b/srcpkgs/libticonv/template
index cfffa2e2d8..f2fda27570 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libticonv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libticonv/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=2
 _tilpver=1.18
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-iconv"
-hostmakedepends="automake bison groff intltool libtool pkg-config texinfo"
+hostmakedepends="automake bison groff intltool libtool pkg-config"
 makedepends="glib-devel"
 short_desc="TI character set conversion library"
 maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"