diff --git a/comps-f16.xml.in b/comps-f16.xml.in
index 367000ac..b3f62fd2 100644
--- a/comps-f16.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f16.xml.in
@@ -2751,7 +2751,6 @@
       <packagereq type="default">gnome-terminal</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gnome-user-docs</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gnome-utils</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">gnote</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gucharmap</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gvfs-archive</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gvfs-fuse</packagereq>
@@ -2826,6 +2825,7 @@
       <packagereq type="optional">gnome-schedule</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">gnome-system-log</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">gnome-theme-curvylooks</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">gnote</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">gok</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">gonvert</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">grsync</packagereq>
diff --git a/comps-f17.xml.in b/comps-f17.xml.in
index f09b77c6..6d48b858 100644
--- a/comps-f17.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f17.xml.in
@@ -2777,7 +2777,6 @@
       <packagereq type="default">gnome-terminal</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gnome-user-docs</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gnome-utils</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">gnote</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gucharmap</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gvfs-archive</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">gvfs-fuse</packagereq>
@@ -2852,6 +2851,7 @@
       <packagereq type="optional">gnome-schedule</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">gnome-system-log</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">gnome-theme-curvylooks</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">gnote</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">gok</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">gonvert</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">grsync</packagereq>