diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index ef56cb61..b2fc8716 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,3 @@ git               [platform:gentoo]
 # For SELinux
 libselinux-python [platform:redhat]
 libsemanage-python [platform:redhat]
-
-# Required for compressing collected log files in CI
-gzip