diff --git a/templates/bash/template b/templates/bash/template
index ca84e93cca..c8c101f6ae 100644
--- a/templates/bash/template
+++ b/templates/bash/template
@@ -22,5 +22,4 @@ long_desc="
  modification."
 
 base_chroot=yes
-build_depends="bison-2.3 ncurses-5.6"
 run_depends="glibc-2.8 ncurses-5.6"