diff --git a/x11-terms/kgx/kgx-9999.ebuild b/x11-terms/kgx/kgx-9999.ebuild
index c20994e..d90ae1f 100644
--- a/x11-terms/kgx/kgx-9999.ebuild
+++ b/x11-terms/kgx/kgx-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ DEPEND="
 	>=x11-libs/vte-0.54.4
 	dev-libs/appstream-glib[introspection]
 	dev-util/desktop-file-utils
-	dev-util/meson
 	gnome-base/gsettings-desktop-schemas
 	gui-libs/libhandy:1
 	x11-libs/gtk+:3