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 <!-- Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting your pull request -->
 
 * [ ] I have added any new tests that need to pass to `testfile` as specified in [docs/sytest.md](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/blob/master/docs/sytest.md)
-* [ ] I have made sure any new dependencies have been checked into the `vendor/` directory
 * [ ] Pull request includes a [sign off](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#sign-off)