diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproj_3.5.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproj_3.5.0.bb
index 0847a6e91..0285e33aa 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproj_3.5.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproj_3.5.0.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ inherit pypi setuptools3
 
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "9859d1591c1863414d875ae0759e72c2cffc01ab989dc64137fbac572cc81bf6"
 
-RDEPENDS:${PN} = "python3-certifi proj"
+RDEPENDS:${PN} = "python3-certifi"
 
 export PROJ_INCDIR = "${STAGING_INCDIR}"
 export PROJ_LIBDIR = "${STAGING_LIBDIR}"