diff --git a/academic/grass/README b/academic/grass/README
index 94a0f5ae30..1ffc0aa334 100644
--- a/academic/grass/README
+++ b/academic/grass/README
@@ -4,21 +4,13 @@ analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling,
 and visualization.  GRASS is an official project of the Open Source
 Geospatial Foundation.
 
-GRASS requires proj, gdal, numpy and wxPython.
-
 The following optional dependencies may be enabled:
-  blas
-  lapack
-  geos
-  ffmpeg
-  mysql
-  postgresql
-  sqlite
+  blas lapack geos ffmpeg mysql postgresql sqlite
 
 The options you require must be specified by setting the variable ENABLE
 before running grass.SlackBuild, for example
 
   ENABLE="sqlite,ffmpeg" ./grass.SlackBuild
 
-If you need to make grass libraries available on the system
+If you need to make grass libraries available on the system, do this:
 echo /opt/grass/lib >> /etc/ld.so.conf && ldconfig
diff --git a/academic/grass/grass.info b/academic/grass/grass.info
index c459d2cb05..316ac1f1f4 100644
--- a/academic/grass/grass.info
+++ b/academic/grass/grass.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/source/grass-6.4.2.tar.gz"
 MD5SUM="d3398d6b1e3a2ef19cfb6e39a5ae9919"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="blas ffmpeg gdal geos lapack numpy postgresql proj wxPython"
+REQUIRES="blas gdal numpy wxPython"
 MAINTAINER="David Spencer"
 EMAIL="baildon.research@googlemail.com"