diff --git a/srcpkgs/jack/template b/srcpkgs/jack/template
index f1fb661ac01..65243c9a064 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/jack/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/jack/template
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ Add_dependency run expat
 Add_dependency run libsndfile
 Add_dependency run libjack
 
-Add_dependency build coreutils # needs /usr/bin/env
 Add_dependency build python
 Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build libstdc++-devel
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lv2core/template b/srcpkgs/lv2core/template
index 36c61837758..62863a068ec 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lv2core/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lv2core/template
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@ long_desc="
  extensible C API for plugin code and a format for plugin bundles."
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
-Add_dependency build coreutils
 Add_dependency build python
diff --git a/srcpkgs/serd/template b/srcpkgs/serd/template
index 3460e1fc93f..33e37f34a5c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/serd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/serd/template
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@ subpackages="$pkgname-devel lib$pkgname"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run libserd
 Add_dependency build python
-Add_dependency build coreutils
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sord/template b/srcpkgs/sord/template
index f24b0b91519..fc4f1f9f766 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sord/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sord/template
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@ Add_dependency run libserd
 Add_dependency run libsord
 Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build python
-Add_dependency build coreutils
 Add_dependency build serd-devel