diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.40.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.40.1.bb
index a55ded34d7..c946edb2b9 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.40.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-m2crypto_0.40.1.bb
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} += "\
   ${PYTHON_PN}-netclient \
   ${PYTHON_PN}-netserver \
   ${PYTHON_PN}-numbers \
-  ${PYTHON_PN}-smtpd \
   ${PYTHON_PN}-xmlrpc \
 "