diff --git a/dev-libs/libsecp256k1/libsecp256k1-0.2.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-libs/libsecp256k1/libsecp256k1-0.2.0-r1.ebuild
index 6af45ef9aab1d..ecfe9afbe402f 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libsecp256k1/libsecp256k1-0.2.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/libsecp256k1/libsecp256k1-0.2.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ REQUIRED_USE="
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
-	test? ( dev-libs/openssl )
 	valgrind? ( dev-util/valgrind )
 "