diff --git a/devel/compiler-rt/Makefile b/devel/compiler-rt/Makefile
index 3ebadd588da4..885c41d20ed3 100644
--- a/devel/compiler-rt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/compiler-rt/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.TXT
 BROKEN_powerpc=		does not compile
 BROKEN_powerpc64=	does not build: undefined reference to fmax
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	cmake:devel/cmake
-
 CONFIGURE_WRKSRC=	${WRKDIR}/build
 BUILD_WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/build
 INSTALL_WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/build
diff --git a/graphics/openjpeg/Makefile b/graphics/openjpeg/Makefile
index 43625fbe59c7..c01edd50abe0 100644
--- a/graphics/openjpeg/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/openjpeg/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ WWW=		https://www.openjpeg.org/
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	cmake>=3:devel/cmake
 LIB_DEPENDS=	liblcms2.so:graphics/lcms2 \
 		libpng.so:graphics/png \
 		libtiff.so:graphics/tiff
diff --git a/security/zeek/Makefile b/security/zeek/Makefile
index 9e952a313da3..347cdb0c0c77 100644
--- a/security/zeek/Makefile
+++ b/security/zeek/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
 BROKEN_FreeBSD_12_powerpc64=	does not build: error: zero-size array 'names'
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	cmake>=3.15.0:devel/cmake
-
 USES=		bison cmake compiler cpe gettext-runtime \
 		ninja perl5 python shebangfix ssl