diff --git a/package/python-cryptography/python-cryptography.mk b/package/python-cryptography/python-cryptography.mk
index 081dfc06a0..9c00efb44f 100644
--- a/package/python-cryptography/python-cryptography.mk
+++ b/package/python-cryptography/python-cryptography.mk
@@ -13,11 +13,5 @@ PYTHON_CRYPTOGRAPHY_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE LICENSE.APACHE LICENSE.BSD
 PYTHON_CRYPTOGRAPHY_CPE_ID_VENDOR = cryptography_project
 PYTHON_CRYPTOGRAPHY_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = cryptography
 PYTHON_CRYPTOGRAPHY_DEPENDENCIES = host-python-cffi openssl
-HOST_PYTHON_CRYPTOGRAPHY_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON = python3
-HOST_PYTHON_CRYPTOGRAPHY_DEPENDENCIES = \
-	host-python3-cffi \
-	host-python3-six \
-	host-openssl
 
 $(eval $(python-package))
-$(eval $(host-python-package))