diff --git a/meta/classes/flit_core.bbclass b/meta/classes/flit_core.bbclass
index 7b578967a9..ce162bb75b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/flit_core.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/flit_core.bbclass
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 inherit pip_install_wheel python3native python3-dir setuptools3-base
 
-DEPENDS += "python3 python3-flit-core-native python3-pip-native"
+DEPENDS += "python3 python3-flit-core-native"
 
 flit_core_do_configure () {
     :