diff --git a/utils/sed/Makefile b/utils/sed/Makefile
index ed7ba173d8..895e0a88d3 100644
--- a/utils/sed/Makefile
+++ b/utils/sed/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ define Package/sed
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
   TITLE:=sed stream editor utility - full version
-  DEPENDS:=+libpcre
   URL:=https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
   ALTERNATIVES:=300:/bin/sed:/usr/libexec/sed-gnu
 endef