diff --git a/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-security/fail2ban/python3-fail2ban_1.0.2.bb b/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-security/fail2ban/python3-fail2ban_1.0.2.bb
index 68695f2..135e97c 100644
--- a/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-security/fail2ban/python3-fail2ban_1.0.2.bb
+++ b/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-security/fail2ban/python3-fail2ban_1.0.2.bb
@@ -72,4 +72,3 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} += " python3-logging python3-fcntl python3-json"
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest = "python3-core python3-io python3-modules python3-fail2ban"
 
 RRECOMMENDS:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', 'python3-systemd', '', d)}"
-RRECOMMENDS:${PN} += "python3-distutils"