diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README
index 6fdab5f8500..036a8214d16 100644
--- a/doc/README
+++ b/doc/README
@@ -32,14 +32,10 @@ to install it into /usr/local to avoid issues with your distribution packages.
 Additionally the following software is required to be able to build and install
 xbps binary/source packages:
 
-	* GNU Binutils
-	* GNU Bison
 	* GNU GCC C++ (plus GMP and MPFR) development packages
-	* GNU Gettext
 	* GNU Make
 	* GNU m4
 	* fakeroot
-	* ncurses (development package)
 	* wget
 	* libarchive (development package)
 	* perl
diff --git a/doc/SRCPKG_INFO b/doc/SRCPKG_INFO
index b95fae91b54..feeb3d5dc50 100644
--- a/doc/SRCPKG_INFO
+++ b/doc/SRCPKG_INFO
@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@
 To be able to build packages from source the following software is required
 in the host system:
 
-	* GNU Binutils
 	* GNU Bison
-	* GNU GCC C++ (plus GMP and MPFR) development packages
-	* GNU Gettext
+	* GNU GCC C++
 	* GNU Make
-	* GNU m4
 	* fakeroot
-	* ncurses (development package)
 	* wget
 	* libarchive (development package)
 	* perl
+	* sudo
 
 Super-user privileges are required as well, because all packages are built
 in a chroot (except the ones that are included in a virtual package to be