diff --git a/roles/nova-mysql-server.rb b/roles/nova-mysql-server.rb
index 9ab2b12..d1fe4b1 100644
--- a/roles/nova-mysql-server.rb
+++ b/roles/nova-mysql-server.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name "nova-mysql-server"
 description "MySQL server for Nova"
 
 run_list(
-  "recipe[build-essential]",
-  "recipe[ruby]",
   "recipe[mysql::server]",
   "recipe[nova::mysql]"
 )