diff --git a/recipes/r-spacexr/meta.yaml b/recipes/r-spacexr/meta.yaml
index f2dd4a39fc5ad..c3cc74f59b38a 100644
--- a/recipes/r-spacexr/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/r-spacexr/meta.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ requirements:
     - r-scales
     - r-lifecycle
     - r-evaluate
-    - openssh
 test:
   commands:
     - $R -e "library(spacexr)"