diff --git a/conf/bozon-deps.control b/conf/bozon-deps.control
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f3be90..0000000
--- a/conf/bozon-deps.control
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Section: misc
-Priority: optional
-Homepage: http://bozon.pw
-Standards-Version: 3.9.2
-
-Package: bozon-deps
-Version: 2.16-1
-Depends: php5-curl, php5-gd
-Architecture: all
-Description: meta package for bozon dependencies
- BoZon is a minimalist drag & drop file sharing application. BoZon is self hostable, free and opensource.
- .
- This meta-package is only responsible of installing its dependencies.
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 754a40c..4743fd1 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ sudo yunohost app checkurl "${domain}${path}" -a "$app" || ynh_die "The path ${d
 ynh_user_exists "$admin" || ynh_die "The chosen admin user does not exist."
 
 # add required packages
-ynh_package_install_from_equivs ../conf/${app}-deps.control || ynh_die "Unable to install dependencies"
+ynh_package_is_installed "php5-curl" || ynh_package_install "php5-curl"
+ynh_package_is_installed "php5-gd" || ynh_package_install "php5-gd"
 
 # retrieve upstream_version version of bozon
 upstream_version=$(cat ../conf/upstream_version)