diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-meld3_2.0.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-meld3_2.0.1.bb
index 1be3fa5ada..7ebf9f1411 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-meld3_2.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-meld3_2.0.1.bb
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@ inherit pypi setuptools3
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
     python3-cgitb \
-    python3-smtpd \
     python3-xml \
 "