diff --git a/packages/devel/scons/package.mk b/packages/devel/scons/package.mk
index f52ef5e2d7..1f77622983 100644
--- a/packages/devel/scons/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/scons/package.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.scons.org/"
 PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/scons/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
 PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="Python:host"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_HOST="Python:host"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="python/devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="SCons: an Open Source software construction tool—that is, a next-generation build tool."