diff --git a/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk b/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk
index 9820b40ac3..a91f95e454 100644
--- a/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/ncurses/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/"
 PKG_URL="http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ncurses/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST=""
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain ncurses:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="ncurses: The ncurses (new curses) library"
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="The ncurses (new curses) library is a free software emulation of c
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--with-shared"
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--without-cxx \
                            --without-cxx-binding \
                            --without-ada \
@@ -48,7 +46,8 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--without-cxx \
                            --without-gpm \
                            --disable-rpath \
                            --disable-overwrite \
-                           --enable-database \
+                           --disable-database \
+                           --with-fallbacks=linux,screen,xterm,xterm-color \
                            --disable-big-core \
                            --enable-termcap \
                            --enable-getcap \
@@ -77,17 +76,6 @@ pre_configure_target() {
   strip_linker_plugin
 }
 
-make_host() {
-  make -C include
-  make -C progs tic
-}
-
-makeinstall_host() {
-  cp progs/tic $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-  cp lib/*.so* $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib
-  make -C include install
-}
-
 make_target() {
   make -C include
   make -C ncurses
@@ -103,19 +91,3 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 
   make DESTDIR=$INSTALL -C ncurses install
 }
-
-post_makeinstall_target() {
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo/l
-    TERMINFO=$INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/tic -xe linux \
-      $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/misc/terminfo.src
-
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo/s
-    TERMINFO=$INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/tic -xe screen \
-      $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/misc/terminfo.src
-
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo/x
-    TERMINFO=$INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/tic -xe xterm \
-      $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/misc/terminfo.src
-    TERMINFO=$INSTALL/usr/share/terminfo $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/tic -xe xterm-color \
-      $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/misc/terminfo.src
-}