diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 11eaeeb2..62cf3b71 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1065,20 +1065,19 @@ $(FONTS_OBJ):
 
 ifeq ($(CONTAINER),)
 fonts: container-build # trigger container build
-
+else # ifeq ($(CONTAINER),)
 $(FONTS_OBJ)/%.ttf: $(FONTS_OBJ)/%.sfd $(FONTSCRIPT) | $(FONTS_OBJ)
 	$(FONTFORGE) -script $(FONTSCRIPT) $< $($(*)_NAMES)
 
 $(FONTS_OBJ)/%.sfd: $(LIBERATION_SRCDIR)/%.sfd | $(FONTS_OBJ)
 	patch $< -o $@ $(firstword $($(*)_PATCH) /dev/null)
 
-# fonts below need a newer fontforge version then the one in the container
 fonts: $(FONTS_OBJ)/LiberationSans-Regular.ttf
 fonts: $(FONTS_OBJ)/LiberationSans-Bold.ttf
 fonts: $(FONTS_OBJ)/LiberationSerif-Regular.ttf
 fonts: $(FONTS_OBJ)/LiberationMono-Regular.ttf
 fonts: $(FONTS_OBJ)/LiberationMono-Bold.ttf
-else # ifeq ($(CONTAINER),)
+
 #The use of "YaHei" for compatibility with programs that require that exact string. This font is not Microsoft YaHei.
 $(FONTS_OBJ)/source-han/%.ttf: $$(%.ttf_CIDFONT) $$(%.ttf_FEATURES) $$(%.ttf_SEQUENCES) $$(%.ttf_UNISOURCE) $$(%.ttf_MENUNAMEDB)
 	mkdir -p $(FONTS_OBJ)/source-han
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index 0f598219..beff4cea 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -113,13 +113,11 @@ function configure() {
     info "No build name specified, using default: $build_name"
   fi
 
-  dependency_command fontforge
   dependency_command find "findutils"
   dependency_command make "GNU Make"
   dependency_command rsync
   dependency_command wget
   dependency_command xz
-  dependency_command patch
   dependency_command git
   dependency_command python3