diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index f56c9567..d85ce7ff 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 
 openvswitch [platform:rpm test]
 openvswitch-switch [platform:dpkg test]
-curl [test]
 autoconf [test]
 automake [test]
 libtool [test]
 gcc [test]
 make [test]
-patch [test]