diff --git a/helpers/make-firmware-free b/helpers/make-firmware-free
index 184b17784ce0a3b4dfb3e5f575c1e7a130951665..dc88bd968003143982cd70ed55ec5729db2628a9 100644
--- a/helpers/make-firmware-free
+++ b/helpers/make-firmware-free
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ REPOKEY=04EE7237B7D453EC
 
 . ./config
 
-sed '/Build-Depends/s/$/, python-configparser/' -i 	debian/control \
-							debian/templates/control.source.in
 sed '/Suggests/s/$/\nProvides: linux-firmware/' -i 	debian/control \
 							debian/templates/control.binary.in