diff --git a/academic/root/root.info b/academic/root/root.info
index 205841822b..b42552b267 100644
--- a/academic/root/root.info
+++ b/academic/root/root.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="ftp://root.cern.ch/root/root_v5.34.03.source.tar.gz"
 MD5SUM="b732dab3abab6d2a223d278041b3e1fe"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="%README% ftgl"
+REQUIRES="ftgl"
 MAINTAINER="Jože Zobec"
 EMAIL="jozze.zepl@gmail.com"