diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index b554b39f..578710bc 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ else
   CVS_PROJECTS = $(filter $(dir $(wildcard */CVS)),$(PROJECTS))
 endif
 
-BASE_PACKAGES = ssh cvs git make sudo
+BASE_PACKAGES = cvs git make sudo
 
 EXCLUDE_FROM_BUILD += \
 	dspider-btools \