diff --git a/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml b/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
index 5986487db..55c570808 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies in VM
       run: |
         lima sudo dnf -y update
-        lima sudo dnf -y install git autoconf autopoint bison texinfo gperf gcc gdb jq libacl-devel libattr-devel libcap-devel libselinux-devel attr rustup clang-devel texinfo-tex wget automake patch quilt
+        lima sudo dnf -y install git autoconf autopoint bison texinfo gperf gcc gdb jq libacl-devel libattr-devel libcap-devel libselinux-devel attr rustup clang-devel texinfo-tex automake patch quilt
         lima rustup-init -y --default-toolchain stable
     - name: Copy the sources to VM
       run: |
diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 2fcd1a7e7..f9636625b 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ brew install \
   coreutils \
   autoconf \
   gettext \
-  wget \
   texinfo \
   xz \
   automake \
diff --git a/util/build-gnu.sh b/util/build-gnu.sh
index c5bf37267..532e90592 100755
--- a/util/build-gnu.sh
+++ b/util/build-gnu.sh
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ if test -f gnu-built; then
 else
     # Disable useless checks
     "${SED}" -i 's|check-texinfo: $(syntax_checks)|check-texinfo:|' doc/local.mk
+    "${SED}" -i '/^wget.*/d' bootstrap.conf # wget is used to DL po. Remove the dep.
     ./bootstrap --skip-po
     # Use CFLAGS for best build time since we discard GNU coreutils
     CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -pipe -O0 -s" ./configure --quiet --disable-gcc-warnings --disable-nls --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-bold-man-page-references \