diff --git a/gis/grass/grass.info b/gis/grass/grass.info
index 632cfe4d83..6edb1db9cf 100644
--- a/gis/grass/grass.info
+++ b/gis/grass/grass.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.3.tar.gz"
 MD5SUM="d82d11b96e1ca1e23078b7657293bf22"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="gdal numpy wxPython %README%"
+REQUIRES="gdal numpy wxPython"
 MAINTAINER="David Spencer"
 EMAIL="baildon.research@googlemail.com"