diff --git a/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/libbar/meson.build b/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/libbar/meson.build
index 648250408..0bf7d5c3c 100644
--- a/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/libbar/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/libbar/meson.build	
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ libbar_gir = gnome.generate_gir(libbar,
   sources: libbar_sources,
   namespace: 'Bar',
   nsversion: libbar_api_ver,
-  packages: 'gobject-2.0',
   symbol_prefix: 'bar',
   extra_args: [
     '--c-include=bar.h',
diff --git a/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/libfoo/meson.build b/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/libfoo/meson.build
index 482c8fe72..9dc14ce0c 100644
--- a/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/libfoo/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/vala/11 generated vapi/libfoo/meson.build	
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ libfoo_gir = gnome.generate_gir(libfoo,
   sources: libfoo_sources,
   namespace: 'Foo',
   nsversion: libfoo_api_ver,
-  packages: 'gobject-2.0',
   symbol_prefix: 'foo',
   extra_args: [
     '--c-include=foo.h',