diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproj_3.7.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproj_3.7.0.bb
index 70bc3b76a3..0143943e89 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproj_3.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproj_3.7.0.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 SUMMARY = "Python interface to PROJ (cartographic projections and coordinate transformations library)"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=3f3574263859ef2dc9bd7817d51adbaa"
-DEPENDS = "python3-cython proj"
-DEPENDS:append:class-target = " python3-cython-native proj-native"
 
 inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta cython
 
@@ -10,6 +8,8 @@ SRC_URI += "file://rpath.patch"
 
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "bf658f4aaf815d9d03c8121650b6f0b8067265c36e31bc6660b98ef144d81813"
 
+DEPENDS = "proj proj-native"
+
 RDEPENDS:${PN} = " \
     python3-certifi \
     python3-compression \