diff --git a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
index f04522516..52ccc97ed 100644
--- a/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
+++ b/chapter02/hostreqs.xml
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@
       that version when building <application>glibc</application> in
       <xref linkend="chapter-cross-tools"/> and
       <xref linkend="chapter-building-system"/>,
-      at the recommendation of the developers.  It is also required by
-      udev.</para>
+      at the recommendation of the developers.</para>
 
       <para>If the host kernel is earlier than &min-kernel; you will need to replace
       the kernel with a more up-to-date version. There are two ways