diff --git a/build/jam/HaikuPackages b/build/jam/HaikuPackages
index 544cc22122..ff61b9c59a 100644
--- a/build/jam/HaikuPackages
+++ b/build/jam/HaikuPackages
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ for lib in $(SYSTEM_LIBS) $(SYSTEM_LIBS_LIBGL_ALIASES) $(developmentLibs) {
 }
 
 # static libraries
-AddFilesToPackage $(developDirTokens) lib : libncurses.a ;
 AddFilesToPackage $(developDirTokens) lib : liblocalestub.a ;
 
 # the POSIX error code mapper library
@@ -431,7 +430,6 @@ AddHeaderDirectoryToPackage compatibility gnu : gnu ;
 # third party libs headers
 AddHeaderDirectoryToPackage libs freetype2 : 3rdparty ;
 AddHeaderDirectoryToPackage libs jpeg : 3rdparty ;
-AddHeaderDirectoryToPackage libs ncurses : 3rdparty ;
 AddHeaderDirectoryToPackage libs png : 3rdparty ;
 AddHeaderDirectoryToPackage libs termcap : 3rdparty ;
 AddHeaderDirectoryToPackage libs tiff : 3rdparty ;
diff --git a/src/data/package_infos/haiku_devel b/src/data/package_infos/haiku_devel
index e17c7af56d..cbf84da65f 100644
--- a/src/data/package_infos/haiku_devel
+++ b/src/data/package_infos/haiku_devel
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ licenses		"MIT"
 
 provides {
 	haiku_devel = R1~alpha3_pm-1
-	lib:libncurses = 5.5 compat >= 5
 }
 
 requires {