diff --git a/databases/puppetdb-terminus6/Makefile b/databases/puppetdb-terminus6/Makefile
index 52a7230395fc..61ef379fdefb 100644
--- a/databases/puppetdb-terminus6/Makefile
+++ b/databases/puppetdb-terminus6/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	puppetdb-terminus
 PORTVERSION=	6.22.1
 CATEGORIES=	databases ruby
 MASTER_SITES=	https://downloads.puppetlabs.com/puppetdb/
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	6
 DISTNAME=	puppetdb-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	puppet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PuppetDB storeconfigs backend terminus module
 WWW=		https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppetdb/latest/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
 DEPRECATED=	Puppet 6 has reached EOL
 EXPIRATION_DATE=2023-06-01
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	puppet6>=0:sysutils/puppet6
-
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	puppetdb-terminus[0-9]
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 USES=		gmake ruby
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|%%PREFIX%%|${PREFIX}|" ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
 do-install:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} DESTDIR=${STAGEDIR} ${GMAKE} install-puppetdb-termini
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/puppetdb-terminus7/Makefile b/databases/puppetdb-terminus7/Makefile
index 439050b62a38..24eb097ec6a6 100644
--- a/databases/puppetdb-terminus7/Makefile
+++ b/databases/puppetdb-terminus7/Makefile
@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	puppetdb-terminus
 PORTVERSION=	7.13.0
 CATEGORIES=	databases ruby
 MASTER_SITES=	https://downloads.puppetlabs.com/puppetdb/
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	7
 DISTNAME=	puppetdb-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	puppet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PuppetDB storeconfigs backend terminus module
 WWW=		https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppetdb/latest/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	puppet7>=0:sysutils/puppet7
-
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	puppetdb-terminus[0-9]
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 USES=		gmake ruby
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|%%PREFIX%%|${PREFIX}|" ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
 do-install:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} DESTDIR=${STAGEDIR} ${GMAKE} install-puppetdb-termini
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/puppetdb-terminus8/Makefile b/databases/puppetdb-terminus8/Makefile
index e7d78f248c9d..92198753a756 100644
--- a/databases/puppetdb-terminus8/Makefile
+++ b/databases/puppetdb-terminus8/Makefile
@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	puppetdb-terminus
 PORTVERSION=	8.0.0
 CATEGORIES=	databases ruby
 MASTER_SITES=	https://downloads.puppetlabs.com/puppetdb/
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	8
 DISTNAME=	puppetdb-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	puppet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PuppetDB storeconfigs backend terminus module
 WWW=		https://docs.puppetlabs.com/puppetdb/latest/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	puppet7>=0:sysutils/puppet7
-
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	puppetdb-terminus[0-9]
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 USES=		gmake ruby
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|%%PREFIX%%|${PREFIX}|" ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
 do-install:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} DESTDIR=${STAGEDIR} ${GMAKE} install-puppetdb-termini
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>