diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bbappend b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bbappend
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--- a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bbappend
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-RDEPENDS_${PN}-fans_remove += "obmc-control-fan"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bbappend b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bbappend
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index c4b027f..0000000
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bbappend
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-fans_remove += "obmc-control-fan"