diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xorg-driver-input.inc b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xorg-driver-input.inc
index 934c3d75c1..4efb90278c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xorg-driver-input.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xorg-driver-input.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 require xorg-driver-common.inc
 
-DEPENDS += "xorgproto"
-
 python add_xorg_abi_depends() {
     _add_xorg_abi_depends(d, "input")
 }
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xorg-driver-video.inc b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xorg-driver-video.inc
index 2938ef1161..c9365d8954 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xorg-driver-video.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xorg-driver-video.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 require xorg-driver-common.inc
 
-DEPENDS =+ "xorgproto"
-
 python add_xorg_abi_depends() {
     _add_xorg_abi_depends(d, "video")
 }