diff --git a/srcpkgs/totem/template b/srcpkgs/totem/template
index 767cb351bbc..a7343d5c776 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/totem/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/totem/template
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ homepage="http://www.gnome.org"
 license="LGPL-2.0-or-later, GPL-2.0-or-later"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=cf8c49941f37e326353e5ede621350f78d2658f7cef73bf92aeedfa1a98e9ed2
-hostmakedepends="gnome-doc-utils intltool itstool pkg-config
- $(vopt_if gir 'gobject-introspection')"
 
 # XXX xulrunner plugin.
 # XXX reenable python plugin if pylint pkg exists.