diff --git a/package/benejson/benejson.mk b/package/benejson/benejson.mk
index f6f936ec71..680e5b5bda 100644
--- a/package/benejson/benejson.mk
+++ b/package/benejson/benejson.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ BENEJSON_SITE = $(call github,codehero,benejson,$(BENEJSON_VERSION))
 BENEJSON_LICENSE = MIT
 BENEJSON_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 BENEJSON_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-BENEJSON_DEPENDENCIES = host-python3 host-scons
+BENEJSON_DEPENDENCIES = host-scons
 
 # wchar support needs to be manually disabled
 ifeq ($(BR2_USE_WCHAR),)
diff --git a/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk b/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
index 61391f0e9b..636c6c95ba 100644
--- a/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
+++ b/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ GPSD_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gpsd_project
 GPSD_SELINUX_MODULES = gpsd
 GPSD_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-GPSD_DEPENDENCIES = host-python3 host-scons host-pkgconf
+GPSD_DEPENDENCIES = host-scons host-pkgconf
 
 GPSD_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
 GPSD_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_CFLAGS)