diff --git a/recipes-angstrom/tasks/angstrom-task-gnome3.bb b/recipes-angstrom/tasks/angstrom-task-gnome3.bb
index 8fdbec7..7a4fabd 100644
--- a/recipes-angstrom/tasks/angstrom-task-gnome3.bb
+++ b/recipes-angstrom/tasks/angstrom-task-gnome3.bb
@@ -9,32 +9,7 @@ inherit task
 # Most of these tasks are arch independant
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "all"
 
-PACKAGES += "task-gnome3-themes task-gnome3-xserver-base "
-
-RDEPENDS_task-gnome3-themes = " \
-  angstrom-gnome-icon-theme-enable \
-  gnome-icon-theme \
-  gnome-themes \
-  gnome-theme-crux \
-  gnome-theme-highcontrast \
-  gnome-theme-highcontrastinverse \
-  gnome-theme-highcontrastlargeprint \
-  gnome-theme-highcontrastlargeprintinverse \
-  gnome-theme-largeprint \
-  gnome-theme-mist \
-  gtk-engine-clearlooks \
-  gtk-engine-crux-engine \
-  gtk-engine-glide \
-  gtk-engine-hcengine \
-  gtk-engine-thinice \
-  gtk-engine-redmond95 \
-  gtk-theme-clearlooks \
-  gtk-theme-crux \
-  gtk-theme-mist \
-  gtk-theme-thinice \
-  gtk-theme-redmond \
-  hicolor-icon-theme \
- "
+PACKAGES += "task-gnome3-xserver-base "
 
 RDEPENDS_task-gnome3-xserver-base = " \
   dbus-x11 \
diff --git a/recipes-angstrom/tasks/task-gnome-themes.bb b/recipes-angstrom/tasks/task-gnome-themes.bb
index 0842a7d..a2e75c7 100644
--- a/recipes-angstrom/tasks/task-gnome-themes.bb
+++ b/recipes-angstrom/tasks/task-gnome-themes.bb
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ PR = "r13"
 
 inherit task
 
+# for backwards compatibility
+RPROVIDES_${PN} += "task-gnome3-themes"
+
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = " \
   angstrom-gnome-icon-theme-enable \
   gnome-icon-theme \