diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fvwm/fvwm_2.7.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fvwm/fvwm_2.7.0.bb
index 959463e962..e8ad2aad0f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fvwm/fvwm_2.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/fvwm/fvwm_2.7.0.bb
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ FILES:${PN}-doc = " \
     ${mandir} \
     ${datadir}/fvwm \
 "
-RDEPENDS:${PN} = " \
-    xuser-account \
-"
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-extra += "\
     perl \
     python3-core \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_6.04.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_6.04.bb
index 073b3f0912..8710ec80dc 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_6.04.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xscreensaver/xscreensaver_6.04.bb
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ DEPENDS = "intltool-native libx11 libxext libxt libxft libxi glib-2.0-native bc-
 # These are only needed as part of the stopgap screensaver implementation:
 RDEPENDS:${PN} = " \
     liberation-fonts \
-    xuser-account \
 "
 
 inherit systemd perlnative pkgconfig gettext autotools-brokensep features_check