diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-irc/template b/srcpkgs/python-irc/template
index 2dabbb35796..51284807d96 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-irc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-irc/template
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 wrksrc=irc-${version}
 build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="irc"
-hostmakedepends="python-devel python3-devel"
-makedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python-six"
 short_desc="Full-featured Python IRC library for Python2"
 maintainer="Toyam Cox <Vaelatern@voidlinux.eu>"