diff --git a/comps-f32.xml.in b/comps-f32.xml.in
index f5e959cc..13df77d2 100644
--- a/comps-f32.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f32.xml.in
@@ -1605,7 +1605,6 @@
       <packagereq type="optional">vinci</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">wgrib</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">wgrib2</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="optional">why</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">why3</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">wise2</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">wvs-data</packagereq>
diff --git a/comps-f33.xml.in b/comps-f33.xml.in
index 0b560afd..35292205 100644
--- a/comps-f33.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f33.xml.in
@@ -1606,7 +1606,6 @@
       <packagereq type="optional">vinci</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">wgrib</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">wgrib2</packagereq>
-      <packagereq type="optional">why</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">why3</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">wise2</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">wvs-data</packagereq>