diff --git a/comps-f15.xml.in b/comps-f15.xml.in
index 58a509a0..01870aa8 100644
--- a/comps-f15.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f15.xml.in
@@ -1655,7 +1655,6 @@
       <packagereq type="optional">bwa</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">cddlib</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">cdo</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="optional">cernlib-utils</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">chemtool</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">coq</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">coq-coqide</packagereq>
diff --git a/comps-f16.xml.in b/comps-f16.xml.in
index 91346c43..7ee74ff0 100644
--- a/comps-f16.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f16.xml.in
@@ -1663,7 +1663,6 @@
       <packagereq type="optional">bwa</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">cddlib</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">cdo</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="optional">cernlib-utils</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">chemtool</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">coq</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">coq-coqide</packagereq>
diff --git a/comps-f17.xml.in b/comps-f17.xml.in
index 5a3a518a..70cbd14a 100644
--- a/comps-f17.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f17.xml.in
@@ -1594,7 +1594,6 @@
       <packagereq type="optional">bwa</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">cddlib</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">cdo</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="optional">cernlib-utils</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">chemtool</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">coq</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">coq-coqide</packagereq>