diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 2e53e948df1a4e20c773edf8721ea6d3881a9623..75735d8a4d99bd95240b195cf3101e4386785868 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 pkgname=filesystem
 pkgver=2013.01
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc='Base filesystem'
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 license=('GPL')
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ url='http://www.archlinux.org'
 groups=('base')
 install='filesystem.install'
 makedepends=('asciidoc')
-depends=('iana-etc' 'bash' 'coreutils' 'nss-myhostname')
+depends=('iana-etc')
 backup=('etc/fstab' 'etc/crypttab' 'etc/group' 'etc/hosts' 'etc/ld.so.conf' 'etc/passwd'
         'etc/shadow' 'etc/gshadow' 'etc/resolv.conf' 'etc/motd' 'etc/nsswitch.conf'
         'etc/shells' 'etc/host.conf' 'etc/securetty' 'etc/profile' 'etc/issue')
diff --git a/filesystem.install b/filesystem.install
index 12e59b01ba2d12a9ac75439ef34df44bc5ade1df..77ed35394e5a44ab18f647e738588f634e0a8717 100644
--- a/filesystem.install
+++ b/filesystem.install
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-post_install() {
-	[ -f var/log/lastlog ] ||   : >var/log/lastlog
-	[ -f var/log/wtmp ]    ||   : >var/log/wtmp
-	[ -f var/log/btmp ]    || { : >var/log/btmp && chmod 600 var/log/btmp; }
-	# workaround for bug #7194
-	# readded due to bug #9465
-	# please do not remove!
-	chmod 1777 var/spool/mail tmp var/tmp
-}
-
 # args: <group> [options]
 _addgroup() {
 	if ! getent group "$1" >/dev/null; then