diff -r 4cbe0ba20818 -r 0f8601e37dad components/python/cryptography/cryptography-PYVER.p5m
--- a/components/python/cryptography/cryptography-PYVER.p5m	Wed Sep 07 14:48:43 2016 -0700
+++ b/components/python/cryptography/cryptography-PYVER.p5m	Wed Sep 07 14:47:15 2016 -0700
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@
 # Dependencies on cffi must be incorporated.
 depend type=incorporate fmri=library/python/cffi-$(PYV)@1.5.2
 
-# force a dependency on the Python runtime
-depend type=require fmri=__TBD pkg.debug.depend.file=python$(PYVER) \
-    pkg.debug.depend.path=usr/bin
-
 # force a dependency on cffi; pkgdepend work is needed to flush this out.
 depend type=require fmri=library/python/cffi-$(PYV)