diff --git a/comps-f18.xml.in b/comps-f18.xml.in
index b289d2bd..96d5b58b 100644
--- a/comps-f18.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f18.xml.in
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@
       <packagereq type="mandatory">iprutils</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">iputils</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">kbd</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="mandatory">libgcc</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">ncurses</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">openssh-server</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">parted</packagereq>
@@ -601,7 +600,6 @@
       <packagereq type="mandatory">plymouth</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">policycoreutils</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">procps-ng</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="mandatory">readline</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">rootfiles</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">rpm</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">rsyslog</packagereq>