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@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ Building libvfio-user
 Build requirements:
 
  * `cmake` (v2 or above)
- * `apt install libjson-c-dev libcmocka-dev libssl-dev` *or*
- * `yum install json-c-devel libcmocka-devel openssl-devel`
+ * `apt install libjson-c-dev libcmocka-dev` *or*
+ * `yum install json-c-devel libcmocka-devel`
 
 To build: