diff --git a/comps-f19.xml.in b/comps-f19.xml.in
index 99bcc280..a7e72dbe 100644
--- a/comps-f19.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f19.xml.in
@@ -1755,8 +1755,6 @@
       <packagereq type="mandatory">make</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">pkgconfig</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">strace</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">automake14</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">automake17</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">byacc</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">ccache</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">cscope</packagereq>
diff --git a/comps-f20.xml.in b/comps-f20.xml.in
index 5b2d85ca..6d140c21 100644
--- a/comps-f20.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f20.xml.in
@@ -1756,8 +1756,6 @@
       <packagereq type="mandatory">make</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">pkgconfig</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">strace</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">automake14</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="default">automake17</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">byacc</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">ccache</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="default">cscope</packagereq>