diff --git a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
index 91d42665c1..b05766ce4f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
@@ -1123,11 +1123,6 @@ def setscene_depvalid(task, taskdependees, notneeded, d, log=None):
         if isNativeCross(taskdependees[dep][0]) and taskdependees[dep][1] in ['do_package_write_deb', 'do_package_write_ipk', 'do_package_write_rpm', 'do_packagedata', 'do_package', 'do_package_qa']:
             continue
 
-        # This is due to the [depends] in useradd.bbclass complicating matters
-        # The logic *is* reversed here due to the way hard setscene dependencies are injected
-        if (taskdependees[task][1] == 'do_package' or taskdependees[task][1] == 'do_populate_sysroot') and taskdependees[dep][0].endswith(('shadow-native', 'shadow-sysroot', 'base-passwd', 'pseudo-native')) and taskdependees[dep][1] == 'do_populate_sysroot':
-            continue
-
         # Consider sysroot depending on sysroot tasks
         if taskdependees[task][1] == 'do_populate_sysroot' and taskdependees[dep][1] == 'do_populate_sysroot':
             # Allow excluding certain recursive dependencies. If a recipe needs it should add a