diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 2a750a36..be9b7448 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ Suggests:
     gsDesign,
     gsDesign2,
     knitr,
-    markdown,
-    remotes,
     rmarkdown,
     survMisc,
     testthat,