diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb
index 5104525..2832c94 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb
@@ -47,6 +47,5 @@
 
 SUMMARY_${PN}-system = "OpenPOWER System"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-system = " \
-        hostboot-settings \
         pdbg \
         "