diff --git a/system/byobu/byobu.info b/system/byobu/byobu.info
index 0b68a579f1..2a1923ec82 100644
--- a/system/byobu/byobu.info
+++ b/system/byobu/byobu.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="http://launchpad.net/byobu/trunk/2.82/+download/byobu_2.82.orig.tar.gz
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM="b3eed37a565a8d30e1256948975b2a6b"
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="newt"
+REQUIRES=""
 MAINTAINER="Marco Bonetti"
 EMAIL="sid77@slackware.it"