diff --git a/conf/machine/sysmocom-idu.conf b/conf/machine/sysmocom-idu.conf
index 41373ceb9b..6140afc9ed 100644
--- a/conf/machine/sysmocom-idu.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/sysmocom-idu.conf
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ GLIBC_ADDONS = "nptl"
 GLIBC_EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-tls"
 
 #MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "v86d"
-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS = "\
-	busybox-ifplugd linux-firmware-rtl-nic "
+MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS = "linux-firmware-rtl-nic"
 
 MACHINEOVERRIDES = "${MACHINE}:sysmocom-bsc"