diff --git a/packages/tools/autoupdate/meta b/packages/tools/autoupdate/meta
index 054768b20c..8f7ae26f56 100644
--- a/packages/tools/autoupdate/meta
+++ b/packages/tools/autoupdate/meta
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS="wget"
+PKG_DEPENDS=""
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="tools"