diff --git a/academic/extrema/README b/academic/extrema/README
index 2ef0a30c9d..b02ec11afd 100644
--- a/academic/extrema/README
+++ b/academic/extrema/README
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@ enables researchers to quickly distill their large, complex data sets
 into meaningful information. Its flexibility, sophistication, and 
 power allow you to easily develop your own commands and create highly 
 customized graphs. 
-
-This requires wxGTK.
diff --git a/academic/extrema/extrema.info b/academic/extrema/extrema.info
index c50f2a1f1d..273c9432ed 100644
--- a/academic/extrema/extrema.info
+++ b/academic/extrema/extrema.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/extrema/extrema-4.4.5.tar.gz"
 MD5SUM="8a1e82b34874db2bfa64d9a2956677b1"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="wxGTK"
+REQUIRES="wxPython"
 MAINTAINER="Binh Nguyen"
 EMAIL="binhnguyen@fastmail.fm"