diff --git a/science/nco/Portfile b/science/nco/Portfile
index 7e395505b9850..2f91097eca059 100644
--- a/science/nco/Portfile
+++ b/science/nco/Portfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PortGroup           compilers 1.0
 PortGroup           github 1.0
 
 github.setup        nco nco 5.2.9
-revision            1
+revision            2
 maintainers         {takeshi @tenomoto} \
                     {me.com:remko.scharroo @remkos} \
                     openmaintainer
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ depends_lib         port:curl \
                     port:gettext \
                     port:netcdf \
                     port:udunits2 \
-                    port:gsl \
-                    port:xercesc3
+                    port:gsl
 depends_build       port:antlr \
                     port:bison \
                     port:m4 \
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ configure.env       HAVE_ANTLR=yes ANTLR_ROOT=${prefix} \
 configure.cppflags-append   -I${prefix}/include/udunits2 \
                             -I${prefix}/include \
                             -DENABLE_NETCDF4
-configure.ldflags-append    -lxerces-c
 configure.args      --disable-dependency-tracking \
                     --mandir=${prefix}/share/man  \
                     --disable-shared              \