diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-twisted.inc b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-twisted.inc
index 4bd478867..0dd584f9f 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-twisted.inc
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-twisted.inc
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ PACKAGES =+ "\
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "\
     ${PN}-bin \
+    ${PN}-core \
     ${PN}-conch \
     ${PN}-mail \
     ${PN}-names \
-    ${PN}-news \
     ${PN}-runner \
     ${PN}-web \
     ${PN}-words \
 "
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-core = "python-core python-zopeinterface python-contextlib"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-core = "${PYTHON_PN}-core ${PYTHON_PN}-zopeinterface ${PYTHON_PN}-incremental ${PYTHON_PN}-constantly ${PYTHON_PN}-hyperlink ${PYTHON_PN}-automat"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-test = "${PN}"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-conch = "${PN}-core ${PN}-protocols"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-mail = "${PN}-core ${PN}-protocols"
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-twisted_17.9.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-twisted_17.9.0.bb
index 3b4511077..2be1709d0 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-twisted_17.9.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python-twisted_17.9.0.bb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 inherit pypi setuptools
 require python-twisted.inc
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-core = "python-core python-zopeinterface python-contextlib"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-core += "${PYTHON_PN}-contextlib"
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-twisted_17.9.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-twisted_17.9.0.bb
index 98016cca3..d7533d8e7 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-twisted_17.9.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-twisted_17.9.0.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 require python-twisted.inc
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-core = "python3-core python3-zopeinterface python3-lang"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-core += "python3-lang"
 
 FILES_${PN}-core_append += " \
   ${libdir}/${PYTHON_DIR}/site-packages/twisted/__pycache__ \