diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index 0948e35007..26c9ada9c0 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
 	CONFIG_PYTHON_BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT
 
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=python/host
-HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=bzip2/host expat/host zlib/host
+HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=bzip2/host expat/host
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 85952c2986..c14e3ee95e 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
 	CONFIG_PYTHON3_BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT
 
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=python3/host
-HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=bzip2/host expat/host libffi/host zlib/host
+HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=bzip2/host expat/host libffi/host
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk