diff --git a/net-misc/icaclient/icaclient-23.5.0.58.ebuild b/net-misc/icaclient/icaclient-23.5.0.58.ebuild
index 7655fd5e2e1a1..03db224593322 100644
--- a/net-misc/icaclient/icaclient-23.5.0.58.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/icaclient/icaclient-23.5.0.58.ebuild
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 	!hdx? ( !media-plugins/hdx-realtime-media-engine )
 	usb? ( virtual/libudev )
 "
-DEPENDS=""
 
 pkg_nofetch() {
 	elog "Download the client file ${A} from
diff --git a/net-misc/icaclient/icaclient-23.7.0.17.ebuild b/net-misc/icaclient/icaclient-23.7.0.17.ebuild
index 7655fd5e2e1a1..03db224593322 100644
--- a/net-misc/icaclient/icaclient-23.7.0.17.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/icaclient/icaclient-23.7.0.17.ebuild
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 	!hdx? ( !media-plugins/hdx-realtime-media-engine )
 	usb? ( virtual/libudev )
 "
-DEPENDS=""
 
 pkg_nofetch() {
 	elog "Download the client file ${A} from