diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdRequiredOsPkg.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdRequiredOsPkg.py
index d66ec1d6..329b941f 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdRequiredOsPkg.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdRequiredOsPkg.py
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ class CmdRequiredOsPkg(Cmd):  # export
             names_only = True,
         )
         if args.skip_excluded:
-            for d in deps:
-                if self.app.is_excluded_from_build(d) is not None:
-                    deps.remove(d)
+            deps = [d for d in deps if self.app.is_excluded_from_build(d) is None]
         subsecs = self.app.distro.os_cascade
         log(DEBUG, 'subsecs = ', subsecs)
         requires: set[str] = set()