diff --git a/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-middleware-layer.bb b/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-middleware-layer.bb
index beb986d7d..5ca4c80dd 100644
--- a/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-middleware-layer.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-middleware-layer.bb
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} = " \
     mtd-utils-ubifs \
     mpg123 \
     mtdev \
-    smcroute \
     speex \
     stunnel \
     taglib \