diff --git a/srcpkgs/aspell/template b/srcpkgs/aspell/template
index f58c1832b9b..58b8208a119 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/aspell/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/aspell/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'aspell'
 pkgname=aspell
 version=0.60.8
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
 # we need to force aspell to use /usr/lib for data for two reasons:
 # - in multilib systems, it should use the native dicts instead of requiring
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ libaspell_package() {
 }
 
 aspell-devel_package() {
-	depends="ncurses-devel libstdc++-devel aspell>=${version}_${revision}"
+	depends="ncurses-devel aspell>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include