diff --git a/xbps-src/libexec/Makefile b/xbps-src/libexec/Makefile
index 50ff84ada94..ace0a419a89 100644
--- a/xbps-src/libexec/Makefile
+++ b/xbps-src/libexec/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include ../vars.mk
 
-SCRIPTS = chroot-helper doinst-helper getdeps-helper
+SCRIPTS = chroot-helper doinst-helper
 MOUNT_BIN = capmount
 UMOUNT_BIN = capumount
 CHROOT_BIN = capchroot
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ LDFLAGS = -lcap
 
 ifdef IN_CHROOT
 BINS =
+SCRIPTS = doinst-helper
 endif
 
 .PHONY: all
diff --git a/xbps-src/libexec/getdeps-helper.sh.in b/xbps-src/libexec/getdeps-helper.sh.in
deleted file mode 100644
index e99c140b3a7..00000000000
--- a/xbps-src/libexec/getdeps-helper.sh.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-. @@XBPS_INSTALL_ETCDIR@@/xbps-src.conf
-. @@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@/shutils/init_funcs.sh
-
-set_defvars
-
-. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/tmpl_funcs.sh
-. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/common_funcs.sh
-
-[ $# -ne 2 ] && echo "usage: $(basename $0) <run|build> <pkgname>" && exit 1
-
-setup_subpkg_tmpl $2
-if [ "$1" = "run" ]; then
-	[ -n "$run_depends" ] && echo "$run_depends"
-elif [ "$1" = "build" ]; then
-	[ -n "$build_depends" ] && echo "$build_depends"
-else
-	usage
-fi
-
-exit 0