diff --git a/recipes-image/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-fonts.bb b/recipes-image/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-fonts.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index a86f003..0000000
--- a/recipes-image/packagegroups/packagegroup-gnome-fonts.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-DESCRIPTION = "Task for a GNOME fonts"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
-
-PR = "r13"
-
-inherit packagegroup
-
-# for backwards compatibility
-RPROVIDES_${PN} += "packagegroup-gnome3-fonts"
-
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = " \
-  fontconfig fontconfig-utils font-util \
-  ttf-liberation-sans \
-  ttf-liberation-serif \
-  ttf-liberation-mono \
-"
diff --git a/recipes-image/packagegroups/packagegroup-image-base.bb b/recipes-image/packagegroups/packagegroup-image-base.bb
index 03e3a61..9ce9cfd 100644
--- a/recipes-image/packagegroups/packagegroup-image-base.bb
+++ b/recipes-image/packagegroups/packagegroup-image-base.bb
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda
 inherit packagegroup
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = " \
-    packagegroup-gnome-fonts \
     ttf-dejavu-sans ttf-dejavu-sans-mono ttf-dejavu-common \
+    ttf-liberation-sans ttf-liberation-mono ttf-liberation-serif \
+    \
+    fontconfig fontconfig-utils font-util \
     \
     gedit gtksourceview-classic-light \
     xarchiver \