diff --git a/package/postgresql/Config.in b/package/postgresql/Config.in
index 501e2f3ff..3ef5e6c68 100644
--- a/package/postgresql/Config.in
+++ b/package/postgresql/Config.in
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_POSTGRESQL
 	# enabled, due to an uClibc bug, see
 	# http://lists.uclibc.org/pipermail/uclibc/2014-April/048326.html.
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	help
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 	  database system.