diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bbappend
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+RDEPENDS:${PN}-system:remove:witherspoon = "croserver"