diff --git a/installing_deps.sh b/installing_deps.sh
index 0fbf86be..225e3858 100755
--- a/installing_deps.sh
+++ b/installing_deps.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ sudo apt-get install libev-dev libgmp-dev
 sudo apt-get install graphviz
 
 #needed for mathplotlib
-test ! -L /usr/include/ft2build.h && sudo ln -s freetype2/ft2build.h /usr/include/
 sudo easy_install -U distribute
 # ssdeep
 sudo apt-get install libfuzzy-dev