diff --git a/mailnews/news/build/makefile.win b/mailnews/news/build/makefile.win
index 7c7d7ecf2e30..f4035fc71627 100644
--- a/mailnews/news/build/makefile.win
+++ b/mailnews/news/build/makefile.win
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
 # Reserved.
 
-NODEPEND=1
-
 #//------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #//
 #// Specify the depth of the current directory relative to the