diff --git a/srcpkgs/tracker/template b/srcpkgs/tracker/template
index 9c92d96c556..adbd7d68c8c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tracker/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tracker/template
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ homepage="https://live.gnome.org/Tracker"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=ce2f0db52666592d313a04ce14663110eafa8ab08dc213b53e790281362dccd5
 
-# XXX: remove once ICU rebuild is done
-makedepends+=" libxml2-devel harfbuzz-devel"
-
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"
 # Disable gir for cross builds.