diff --git a/Formula/cmu-sphinxbase.rb b/Formula/cmu-sphinxbase.rb
index 1df106bf38..89e60287ba 100644
--- a/Formula/cmu-sphinxbase.rb
+++ b/Formula/cmu-sphinxbase.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class CmuSphinxbase < Formula
   sha1 'c0c4d52e143d07cd593bd6bcaeb92b9a8a5a8c8e'
 
   depends_on 'pkg-config' => :build
-  depends_on :python
   depends_on 'libsndfile' => :optional
   depends_on 'libsamplerate' => :optional
 
@@ -16,8 +15,4 @@ class CmuSphinxbase < Formula
                           "--prefix=#{prefix}"
     system "make install"
   end
-
-  def caveats
-    python.standard_caveats if python
-  end
 end