diff --git a/recipes-misc/recipes-multimedia/fluidsynth/fluidsynth-dssi_1.0.0.bb b/recipes-misc/recipes-multimedia/fluidsynth/fluidsynth-dssi_1.0.0.bb
index 3ae138f1..2995cc98 100644
--- a/recipes-misc/recipes-multimedia/fluidsynth/fluidsynth-dssi_1.0.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-misc/recipes-multimedia/fluidsynth/fluidsynth-dssi_1.0.0.bb
@@ -21,6 +21,3 @@ PV = "1.0.0+git${SRCPV}"
 FILES_${PN} += " \
     ${libdir}/dssi \
 "
-
-# we are not linking against dssi - so
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "dssi"