diff --git a/src/rebar_prv_release.erl b/src/rebar_prv_release.erl
index 295d5b45..d82b4287 100644
--- a/src/rebar_prv_release.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_prv_release.erl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 -include("rebar.hrl").
 
 -define(PROVIDER, release).
--define(DEPS, [{compile, default}, compile]).
+-define(DEPS, [compile]).
 
 %% ===================================================================
 %% Public API
diff --git a/src/rebar_prv_tar.erl b/src/rebar_prv_tar.erl
index f9c261fa..01fa1bae 100644
--- a/src/rebar_prv_tar.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_prv_tar.erl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 -include("rebar.hrl").
 
 -define(PROVIDER, tar).
--define(DEPS, [{compile, default}, compile]).
+-define(DEPS, [compile]).
 
 %% ===================================================================
 %% Public API