diff --git a/README b/README
index 581e84598e..3b248048cc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
         install nss-myhostname to ensure that in a world of
         dynamically changing hostnames the hostname stays resolvable
         under all circumstances. In fact, systemd-hostnamed will warn
-        if nss-myhostname is not installed. Packagers are encouraged to
-        add a dependency on nss-myhostname to the package that
-        includes systemd-hostnamed.
+        if nss-myhostname is not installed.
 
         Note that D-Bus can link against libsystemd-login.so, which
         results in a cyclic build dependency. To accommodate for this