diff --git a/math/py-numpy/Makefile b/math/py-numpy/Makefile
index b56331aaeafe..58f946b4e0db 100644
--- a/math/py-numpy/Makefile
+++ b/math/py-numpy/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CONFLICTS=	f2py-*
 
 OPTIONS=	ATLAS "Use optimized blas library" Off
 
-WANT_FORTRAN=   yes #dummy
+USE_FORTRAN=	yes
 USE_PYTHON=	yes
 USE_PYDISTUTILS=yes
 MAN1=		f2py.1
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ pre-fetch:
 post-extract:
 	@${CP} ${DISTDIR}/numpy.pdf ${WRKDIR}
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	gfortran42:${PORTSDIR}/lang/gcc42
 FC=		gfortran42
 F77=		gfortran42
 GCCLIBDIR=	`${FC} -print-file-name=`
diff --git a/science/py-scipy/Makefile b/science/py-scipy/Makefile
index 543b388cc1b9..d93e79a1d85c 100644
--- a/science/py-scipy/Makefile
+++ b/science/py-scipy/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	fftw.2:${PORTSDIR}/math/fftw
 LATEST_LINK=	py-${PORTNAME}
 OPTIONSFILE=	${PORT_DBDIR}/py-numpy/options
 
-WANT_FORTRAN=	yes #dummy
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	gfortran42:${PORTSDIR}/lang/gcc42
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	gfortran42:${PORTSDIR}/lang/gcc42
-
+USE_FORTRAN=	yes
 USE_PYTHON=	2.3+
 USE_PYDISTUTILS=	yes
 USE_WX=		2.4-2.6