diff --git a/Formula/macaulay2.rb b/Formula/macaulay2.rb
index 05a66da..ec44822 100644
--- a/Formula/macaulay2.rb
+++ b/Formula/macaulay2.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class Macaulay2 < Formula
   depends_on "bison" => :build
   depends_on "cmake" => :build
   depends_on "ninja" => :build
-  depends_on "npm" => :build
   depends_on "pkg-config" => :build
 
   depends_on "bdw-gc"