diff --git a/depends/packages/dbus.mk b/depends/packages/dbus.mk
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/depends/packages/dbus.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package=dbus
-$(package)_version=1.10.18
-$(package)_download_path=https://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus
-$(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
-$(package)_sha256_hash=6049ddd5f3f3e2618f615f1faeda0a115104423a7996b7aa73e2f36e38cc514a
-$(package)_dependencies=expat
-
-define $(package)_set_vars
-  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-tests --disable-doxygen-docs --disable-xml-docs --disable-shared --without-x
-endef
-
-define $(package)_config_cmds
-  $($(package)_autoconf)
-endef
-
-define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS) -C dbus libdbus-1.la
-endef
-
-define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  $(MAKE) -C dbus DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install-libLTLIBRARIES install-dbusincludeHEADERS install-nodist_dbusarchincludeHEADERS && \
-  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install-pkgconfigDATA
-endef
-
-define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
-  rm lib/*.la
-endef
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 qt_native_packages = native_protobuf
 qt_packages = qrencode protobuf zlib
 
-qt_linux_packages:=qt expat dbus libxcb xcb_proto libXau xproto freetype fontconfig libX11 xextproto libXext xtrans
+qt_linux_packages:=qt expat libxcb xcb_proto libXau xproto freetype fontconfig libX11 xextproto libXext xtrans
 
 rapidcheck_packages = rapidcheck
 
diff --git a/doc/dependencies.md b/doc/dependencies.md
--- a/doc/dependencies.md
+++ b/doc/dependencies.md
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 | Boost | [1.70.0](https://www.boost.org/users/download/) | 1.58.0 | No |  |  |
 | Clang |  | [3.4](http://llvm.org/releases/download.html) (C++14 support) |  |  |  |
 | CMake |  | [3.13](https://cmake.org/download/) |  |  |  |
-| D-Bus | [1.10.18](https://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.10) |  | No | Yes |  |
 | Expat | [2.2.6](https://libexpat.github.io/) |  | No | Yes |  |
 | fontconfig | [2.12.6](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/release/) |  | No | Yes |  |
 | FreeType | [2.7.1](http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype) |  | No |  |  |