diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/swig/swig.inc b/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/swig/swig.inc
index bf61b02..aec5449 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/swig/swig.inc
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/swig/swig.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 SECTION = "devel"
 
-DEPENDS = "libpcre python3"
+DEPENDS = "libpcre"
 
 SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/${BPN}/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.gz"