diff --git a/Formula/emacs.rb b/Formula/emacs.rb
index 321fe3147c..f862b413c1 100644
--- a/Formula/emacs.rb
+++ b/Formula/emacs.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class Emacs < Formula
 
     depends_on "autoconf" => :build
     depends_on "automake" => :build
-    depends_on "jpeg" => :linked
   end
 
   head do
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ class Emacs < Formula
 
     depends_on "autoconf" => :build
     depends_on "automake" => :build
-    depends_on "jpeg" => :linked
   end
 
   option "with-cocoa", "Build a Cocoa version of emacs"