diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 8ab7961..615bb73 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ steps:
   # way to share system packages between steps
   commands:
     # install dependencies
-    - apt update && apt install -y libkrb5-dev libsasl2-dev python3-dev
+    - apt update && apt install -y libkrb5-dev python3-dev
     - python3 -m venv venv
     - . venv/bin/activate
     - pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64fd585..1650e15 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ messages get accepted (by default they get held).
 #### Dependencies
 Next, install and activate a virtualenv:
 ```sh
-sudo apt install libkrb5-dev libsasl2-dev python3-dev
+sudo apt install libkrb5-dev python3-dev
 python3 -m venv venv
 . venv/bin/activate
 pip install -r requirements.txt