diff --git a/umake/frameworks/ide.py b/umake/frameworks/ide.py
index 9cd59caa..9b01febf 100644
--- a/umake/frameworks/ide.py
+++ b/umake/frameworks/ide.py
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
                          desktop_filename="visual-studio-code.desktop",
                          required_files_path=["bin/code"],
                          dir_to_decompress_in_tarball="VSCode-linux-*",
-                         packages_requirements=["libgtk2.0-0", "libgconf-2-4"],
+                         packages_requirements=["libgtk2.0-0"],
                          **kwargs)
 
     def parse_license(self, line, license_txt, in_license):