diff --git a/recipes/gzrt/meta.yaml b/recipes/gzrt/meta.yaml
index 703c3fd209dcb..8673d709dfc1e 100644
--- a/recipes/gzrt/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/gzrt/meta.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ requirements:
   build:
     - {{ compiler("c") }}
     - make
-    - zlib
   host:
     - zlib