diff --git a/srcpkgs/mongodb/template b/srcpkgs/mongodb/template
index 077f033a398..5525a8cace1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mongodb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mongodb/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=2.4.9
 revision=2
 hostmakedepends="scons"
 makedepends="boost-devel pcre-devel snappy-devel openssl-devel libpcap-devel gperftools-devel v8-3.16-devel"
-depends=""
 conf_files="/etc/mongodb/mongodb.conf"
 systemd_services="mongodb.service on"
 system_accounts="mongodb"