diff --git a/releases/specs/hppa/netboot-hppa32.spec b/releases/specs/hppa/netboot-hppa32.spec
index ddab2d87..8d38bd7e 100644
--- a/releases/specs/hppa/netboot-hppa32.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/hppa/netboot-hppa32.spec
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ netboot/packages:
 	net-misc/dropbear
 	dev-libs/openssl
 	app-misc/screen
-	#needed for the kernel to compile 
-	sys-devel/bc
 
 netboot/packages/sys-boot/palo/files:
 	/sbin/palo
diff --git a/releases/specs/hppa/netboot-hppa64.spec b/releases/specs/hppa/netboot-hppa64.spec
index 35a34ceb..df742559 100644
--- a/releases/specs/hppa/netboot-hppa64.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/hppa/netboot-hppa64.spec
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ netboot/packages:
 	sys-devel/binutils-hppa64
 	sys-devel/kgcc64
 	app-misc/screen
-	#needed for the kernel to compile 
-	sys-devel/bc
-
 
 netboot/packages/sys-boot/palo/files:
 	/sbin/palo