diff --git a/dns/bind916/Makefile b/dns/bind916/Makefile
--- a/dns/bind916/Makefile
+++ b/dns/bind916/Makefile
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@
 LMDB_CONFIGURE_WITH=	lmdb=${LOCALBASE}
 LMDB_LIB_DEPENDS=	liblmdb.so:databases/lmdb
 
-MANPAGES_BUILD_DEPENDS=	sphinx-build:textproc/py-sphinx
-
 OVERRIDECACHE_EXTRA_PATCHES=	${FILESDIR}/extrapatch-bind-min-override-ttl
 
 NATIVE_PKCS11_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	native-pkcs11
diff --git a/dns/bind918/Makefile b/dns/bind918/Makefile
--- a/dns/bind918/Makefile
+++ b/dns/bind918/Makefile
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
 LMDB_CONFIGURE_WITH=	lmdb=${LOCALBASE}
 LMDB_LIB_DEPENDS=	liblmdb.so:databases/lmdb
 
-MANPAGES_BUILD_DEPENDS=	sphinx-build:textproc/py-sphinx
 MANPAGES_USES=	gmake
 
 OVERRIDECACHE_EXTRA_PATCHES=	${FILESDIR}/extrapatch-bind-min-override-ttl