diff --git a/roles/archive/meta/main.yml b/roles/archive/meta/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 72123d9..0000000
--- a/roles/archive/meta/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-dependencies:
-  - { role: base }
diff --git a/roles/editors/meta/main.yml b/roles/editors/meta/main.yml
index ead01fd..3d0ff1f 100644
--- a/roles/editors/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/editors/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
-  - { role: base }
   - { role: x }
diff --git a/roles/ledger/meta/main.yml b/roles/ledger/meta/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 72123d9..0000000
--- a/roles/ledger/meta/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-dependencies:
-  - { role: base }
diff --git a/roles/macbook/meta/main.yml b/roles/macbook/meta/main.yml
index 23f13e4..624881b 100644
--- a/roles/macbook/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/macbook/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
-  - { role: base }
   - { role: laptop }
diff --git a/roles/mapping/meta/main.yml b/roles/mapping/meta/main.yml
index eaa8e40..1259ddc 100644
--- a/roles/mapping/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mapping/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
-  - { role: base }
   - { role: x }
   - { role: virtualenv }
diff --git a/roles/media/meta/main.yml b/roles/media/meta/main.yml
index 13f54f1..e7e67d9 100644
--- a/roles/media/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/media/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
-  - { role: base }
   - { role: x }
   - { role: fonts }
   - { role: firejail }
diff --git a/roles/yubikey/meta/main.yml b/roles/yubikey/meta/main.yml
index ead01fd..3d0ff1f 100644
--- a/roles/yubikey/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/yubikey/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
-  - { role: base }
   - { role: x }