diff --git a/obs/templates/debian/control b/obs/templates/debian/control
index ae8455e34b7f1ad14b18ed65514df6ec29b4c875..75711bd6dd440489af9ce87e06d99fe44c53c18c 100644
--- a/obs/templates/debian/control
+++ b/obs/templates/debian/control
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends},
          gcc | c-compiler,
          g++ | c++-compiler,
          make,
-         patch,
-# openvpn for ipv6
-         openvpn,
+         patch
 Description: Client-side to deploy applications with SlapOS 
  SlapOS allows one to turn any application into SaaS (Service as a System),
  PaaS (Platform as a Service) or IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) without
diff --git a/obs/templates/slapos.spec.in b/obs/templates/slapos.spec.in
index 90f731606a14d39b8b8c9e40eb9e4643388ff1df..72bde767588c3883f6cfe341464460b9dd5777a5 100644
--- a/obs/templates/slapos.spec.in
+++ b/obs/templates/slapos.spec.in
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ Packager: Arnaud Fontaine <arnaud.fontaine@nexedi.com>, Cédric Le Ninivin <cedr
 %if 0%{?suse_version} == 1210
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++, make, patch, wget, python, python-devel, chrpath, python-distribute, openssl-devel
 
-Requires: bridge-utils, python, gcc-c++, make, patch, wget, python-distribute, openvpn
+Requires: bridge-utils, python, gcc-c++, make, patch, wget, python-distribute
 %else
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++, make, patch, wget, python, python-devel, chrpath, python-setuptools, openssl-devel
 
-Requires: bridge-utils, python, gcc-c++, make, patch, wget, python-setuptools, openvpn
+Requires: bridge-utils, python, gcc-c++, make, patch, wget, python-setuptools
 %endif
 
 AutoReqProv: no