diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-semantic-version_2.10.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-semantic-version_2.10.0.bb
index 78763a911e..01eb75f10d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-semantic-version_2.10.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-semantic-version_2.10.0.bb
@@ -11,9 +11,5 @@ UPSTREAM_CHECK_PYPI_PACKAGE = "${PYPI_PACKAGE}"
 
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 
-RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
-    python3-pkg-resources \
-"
-
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"