diff --git a/package/6in4/Makefile b/package/6in4/Makefile
index 945dc0cea6..d91ae84a60 100644
--- a/package/6in4/Makefile
+++ b/package/6in4/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/6in4
   SECTION:=ipv6
   CATEGORY:=IPv6
-  DEPENDS:=+ip +kmod-ipv6 +kmod-sit
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipv6 +kmod-sit
   TITLE:=IPv6-in-IPv4 configuration support
   MAINTAINER:=Jo-Philipp Wich <xm@subsignal.org>
   PKGARCH:=all
diff --git a/package/6to4/Makefile b/package/6to4/Makefile
index 83660aa73d..441f05de3e 100644
--- a/package/6to4/Makefile
+++ b/package/6to4/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/6to4
   SECTION:=ipv6
   CATEGORY:=IPv6
-  DEPENDS:=+ip +kmod-ipv6 +kmod-sit
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-ipv6 +kmod-sit
   TITLE:=IPv6-to-IPv4 configuration support
   MAINTAINER:=Jo-Philipp Wich <xm@subsignal.org>
   PKGARCH:=all