diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/image_types_wic.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/image_types_wic.bbclass
index ea8c1c94ca2f..671577cc062b 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/image_types_wic.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/image_types_wic.bbclass
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ do_image_wic[deptask] += "do_image_complete"
 
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_DEFAULT = '${@bb.utils.contains_any("BUILD_ARCH", [ 'x86_64', 'i686' ], "syslinux-native", "",d)}'
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_DEFAULT += "wic-native bmaptool-native cdrtools-native btrfs-tools-native squashfs-tools-native e2fsprogs-native erofs-utils-native"
-# Unified kernel images need objcopy
-WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_DEFAULT += "virtual/cross-binutils"
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_BOOTLOADERS = ""
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_BOOTLOADERS:aarch64 = "grub-efi systemd-boot"
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS_BOOTLOADERS:arm = "systemd-boot"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb
index c6e3d1b419dc..a4b7669137dd 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/wic-tools.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ DEPENDS = "\
            mtools-native bmaptool-native grub-native cdrtools-native \
            btrfs-tools-native squashfs-tools-native pseudo-native \
            e2fsprogs-native util-linux-native tar-native erofs-utils-native \
-           virtual/cross-binutils \
            "
 DEPENDS:append:x86 = " syslinux-native"
 DEPENDS:append:x86-64 = " syslinux-native"