diff --git a/hpc-bin.cabal b/hpc-bin.cabal
index 2c1cd97fb5f5ef42f84709b83da8a9459906f839..893af9ef7fe4fb34165379db3488e569dacb917a 100644
--- a/hpc-bin.cabal
+++ b/hpc-bin.cabal
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ Executable hpc
     if !flag(base3) && !flag(base4)
         Build-Depends: base       < 3
 
-    if flag(base4)
-        Build-Depends: getopt     >= 0.1 && < 0.2
     if flag(base3) || flag(base4)
         Build-Depends: directory  >= 1   && < 1.1,
                        containers >= 0.1 && < 0.2,