diff --git a/roles/devbox/meta/main.yml b/roles/devbox/meta/main.yml
--- a/roles/devbox/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/devbox/meta/main.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,4 @@
 dependencies:
   - repositories
   - sudo
-  - git
-  - mercurial
-  - zsh
-  - ag
-  - ctags
-  - tmux
-  - vim
   - {role: firefox, when: gui.enabled}