diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-chardet_5.2.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-chardet_5.2.0.bb
index ed792b1c7e..9acbeeb3f2 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-chardet_5.2.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-chardet_5.2.0.bb
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c"
 
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "1b3b6ff479a8c414bc3fa2c0852995695c4a026dcd6d0633b2dd092ca39c1cf7"
 
-# setup.py of chardet needs this.
-DEPENDS += "python3-pytest-runner-native"
-
 inherit pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
 
 PACKAGES =+ "${PN}-cli"