2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/README.LSB b/README.LSB
index f68d07c9e0..fecbe548b7 100644
--- a/README.LSB
+++ b/README.LSB
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ therefore provides compatibility with the following caveats:
   tests any longer. Users are recommended to group together to support
   maintenance of that layer. [http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/meta-qt4/]
 
+* GTK+ 2 is provided by meta-oe.  It is noted that GTK+ 2 is end of life
+  and use of GTK+ 2 isn't recommended.
+
 * mailx has been dropped since its no longer being developed upstream 
   and there are better, more modern replacements such as s-nail 
   (http://sdaoden.eu/code.html) or mailutils (http://mailutils.org/).
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-lsb.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-lsb.bb
index e8dc421592..a821fd8bf3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-lsb.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-lsb.bb
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ RDEPENDS_packagegroup-core-lsb-desktop = "\
     gdk-pixbuf-loader-ani \
     gdk-pixbuf-xlib \
     liberation-fonts \
-    gtk+ \
-    atk \
     alsa-lib \
 "