diff --git a/package/python-brotli/Config.in b/package/python-brotli/Config.in
index c31315392b..ca493bfeff 100644
--- a/package/python-brotli/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-brotli/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_BROTLI
 	bool "python-brotli"
-	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	help
 	  Python bindings for the Brotli compression library.
 
 	  https://github.com/google/brotli
-
-comment "python-brotli needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
diff --git a/package/python-weasyprint/Config.in b/package/python-weasyprint/Config.in
index 18d72d742e..65210fb1eb 100644
--- a/package/python-weasyprint/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-weasyprint/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_WEASYPRINT
 	bool "python-weasyprint"
-	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # python-brotli, python-zopfli
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # python-zopfli
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_BROTLI # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_CFFI # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_CSSSELECT2 # runtime