diff --git a/scripts/build_cosmo.sh b/scripts/build_cosmo.sh
index 4e3e2921..a9f3dd4f 100755
--- a/scripts/build_cosmo.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_cosmo.sh
@@ -86,21 +86,6 @@ make install
 cp lib/.libs/.aarch64/libexpat.a ${DEPSDIR}/lib/.aarch64
 install_license
 
-echo "::endgroup::"
-###########
-# ncurses #
-###########
-echo "::group::ncurses"
-cd ${BUILDDIR}
-
-download_verify_extract ncurses-6.4.tar.gz
-cd ncurses*
-./configure --with-normal --without-progs --enable-overwrite --disable-stripping --prefix=${DEPSDIR}
-make -j4
-make install
-cp lib/.aarch64/lib*.a ${DEPSDIR}/lib/.aarch64
-install_license
-
 echo "::endgroup::"
 ############
 # readline #
@@ -218,8 +203,6 @@ cmake \
   -DBZIP2_LIBRARIES:FILEPATH=${DEPSDIR}/lib/libbz2.a \
   -DREADLINE_INCLUDE_PATH:FILEPATH=${DEPSDIR}/include/readline/readline.h \
   -DREADLINE_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${DEPSDIR}/lib/libreadline.a \
-  -DCURSES_LIBRARIES:FILEPATH=${DEPSDIR}/lib/libncurses.a \
-  -DPANEL_LIBRARIES:FILEPATH=${DEPSDIR}/lib/libpanel.a \
   -DGDBM_INCLUDE_PATH:FILEPATH=${DEPSDIR}/include/gdbm.h \
   -DGDBM_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${DEPSDIR}/lib/libgdbm.a \
   -DGDBM_COMPAT_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=${DEPSDIR}/lib/libgdbm_compat.a \