diff --git a/main/postmarketos-test/APKBUILD b/main/postmarketos-test/APKBUILD
index 43ac309f5..8068295b5 100644
--- a/main/postmarketos-test/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/postmarketos-test/APKBUILD
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ _test() {
 	# no install_if here, these tests are generic but should be enabled
 	# on a per-device basis. Depend on the relevant test in your devices
 	# pmtest subpackage
-	depends="postmarketos-mkinitfs-hook-ci"
-
 	_testname=${subpkgname#postmarketos-test-}
 
 	# Install the test script for both initramfs and rootfs
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ _test() {
 
 # Installs a "test" which just runs a shell on the console for debugging
 shell() {
-	depends="postmarketos-mkinitfs-hook-ci"
 	mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/usr/libexec/pmos-tests-initramfs
 	echo -e "#!/bin/sh\n\nexec sh" > "$subpkgdir"/usr/libexec/pmos-tests-initramfs/99-sh
 	chmod +x "$subpkgdir"/usr/libexec/pmos-tests-initramfs/99-sh