diff --git a/modules/lang/sh/README.org b/modules/lang/sh/README.org
index 2471029db..c1660bc47 100644
--- a/modules/lang/sh/README.org
+++ b/modules/lang/sh/README.org
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ This module adds support for shell scripting languages.
 
 * Install
 ** Dependencies
-This module has one soft dependency:
+This module has several soft dependencies:
 
 + ~shellcheck~ Enables shell script linting.
++ ~bashdb~ Enables debugging for bash scripts.
++ ~zshdb~ Enables debugging for zsh scripts.
diff --git a/modules/lang/sh/packages.el b/modules/lang/sh/packages.el
index d3e3ad9e1..b52024fd5 100644
--- a/modules/lang/sh/packages.el
+++ b/modules/lang/sh/packages.el
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
 ;;; lang/sh/packages.el
 
-;; requires shellcheck
-;; optional: zshdb bashdb
-
 (when (featurep! :completion company)
   (package! company-shell))