diff --git a/academic/pysam/pysam.info b/academic/pysam/pysam.info
index 724abb43a7..1b2eddc4da 100644
--- a/academic/pysam/pysam.info
+++ b/academic/pysam/pysam.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pysam/pysam-0.16.0.1.tar.gz"
 MD5SUM="5b4b73431f2511727f4fef43a67b392e"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="python3-Cython"
+REQUIRES=""
 MAINTAINER="Rob van Nues"
 EMAIL="sborg63@disroot.org"