diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 81793f618f..64fb4ab8de 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ gettext
 libfreetype6-dev [platform:dpkg]
 libjpeg-dev [platform:dpkg]
 libjpeg-turbo-devel [platform:rpm]
-python-dev [platform:dpkg]
-python-devel [platform:rpm]
 python3-all [platform:dpkg !platform:ubuntu-precise]
 python3-all-dev [platform:dpkg !platform:ubuntu-precise]
 python3-devel [platform:fedora]