diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index b06cca5..73e8de8 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -455,13 +455,12 @@ python package_do_split_locales() {
     description = d.getVar('DESCRIPTION', True) or ""
     locale_section = d.getVar('LOCALE_SECTION', True)
     mlprefix = d.getVar('MLPREFIX', True) or ""
-    pndep = base_contains('PACKAGES', pn, '%s ' % pn, '', d)
     for l in sorted(locales):
         ln = legitimize_package_name(l)
         pkg = pn + '-locale-' + ln
         packages.append(pkg)
         d.setVar('FILES_' + pkg, os.path.join(datadir, 'locale', l))
-        d.setVar('RRECOMMENDS_' + pkg, '%s%svirtual-locale-%s' % (pndep, mlprefix, ln))
+        d.setVar('RRECOMMENDS_' + pkg, '%svirtual-locale-%s' % (mlprefix, ln))
         d.setVar('RPROVIDES_' + pkg, '%s-locale %s%s-translation' % (pn, mlprefix, ln))
         d.setVar('SUMMARY_' + pkg, '%s - %s translations' % (summary, l))
         d.setVar('DESCRIPTION_' + pkg, '%s  This package contains language translation files for the %s locale.' % (description, l))