diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index aa3d5d2369d..a9315b129ee 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ echo "Building the packages ..."
 buildkit pkg python -p $CKAN_PACKAGE_VERSION \
                     --delete "solrpy" \
                     --distro-dep "python-solr" \
-                    --rename "babel -> pybabel" \
                     --author-email="$EMAIL" \
                     --author-name="$NAME" \
                     --packager-email="$EMAIL" \
diff --git a/requires/precise_present.txt b/requires/precise_present.txt
index 3314f2e85da..a2ec744b5d1 100644
--- a/requires/precise_present.txt
+++ b/requires/precise_present.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Genshi==0.6
-babel==0.9.6
 tempita==0.5.1
 paste==1.7.5.1