diff --git a/libraries/lapack/README b/libraries/lapack/README
index 630ffe27cf..5da2ac8d4c 100644
--- a/libraries/lapack/README
+++ b/libraries/lapack/README
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ Install an optimized BLAS instead of the reference BLAS from Netlib if you
 wish to improve LAPACK's performance. Otherwise, use the BLAS build script
 provided at Slackbuilds.org.  You may also build your own tuned lapack library
 with ATLAS.
-
-This requires blas.
diff --git a/libraries/lapack/lapack.info b/libraries/lapack/lapack.info
index 7b2c911879..0c1db658fd 100644
--- a/libraries/lapack/lapack.info
+++ b/libraries/lapack/lapack.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="http://www.netlib.org/lapack/lapack-3.3.1.tgz"
 MD5SUM="d0d533ec9a5b74933c2a1e84eedc58b4"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="atlas blas"
+REQUIRES="blas"
 MAINTAINER="Eugene Suter"
 EMAIL="easuter@gmail.com"