diff --git a/Formula/open-mpi.rb b/Formula/open-mpi.rb
index 5ba3740be1..9a33d14386 100644
--- a/Formula/open-mpi.rb
+++ b/Formula/open-mpi.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class OpenMpi < Formula
   conflicts_with "mpich", :because => "both install mpi__ compiler wrappers"
   conflicts_with "lcdf-typetools", :because => "both install same set of binaries."
 
-  depends_on :java => :build
   depends_on :fortran => :recommended
   depends_on "libevent"