diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
index 9435afac26..2ab2e4635b 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ packages:
 - "git"
 - "icnsutils"
 - "imagemagick"
+- "librsvg2-2"
 - "librsvg2-bin"
 - "pkg-config"
 - "autoconf"
@@ -63,10 +64,6 @@ script: |
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi
 
-  ls librsvg*.deb || wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libr/librsvg/librsvg2-2_2.40.13-3_amd64.deb
-  dpkg -x librsvg*.deb new-rsvg
-  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(echo $PWD/new-rsvg/usr/lib/*/)"
-
   function create_global_faketime_wrappers {
   for prog in ${FAKETIME_PROGS}; do
     echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > ${WRAP_DIR}/${prog}
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-linux.yml
index e57f8ca606..dc16a194f5 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-linux.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ packages:
 - "git"
 - "icnsutils"
 - "imagemagick"
+- "librsvg2-2"
 - "librsvg2-bin"
 - "pkg-config"
 - "autoconf"
@@ -62,10 +63,6 @@ script: |
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi
 
-  ls librsvg*.deb || wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libr/librsvg/librsvg2-2_2.40.13-3_amd64.deb
-  dpkg -x librsvg*.deb new-rsvg
-  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(echo $PWD/new-rsvg/usr/lib/*/)"
-
   function create_global_faketime_wrappers {
   for prog in ${FAKETIME_PROGS}; do
     echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > ${WRAP_DIR}/${prog}
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-osx.yml
index 78c1b853c5..307b09b6ae 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-osx.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ packages:
 - "icnsutils"
 - "pkg-config"
 - "autoconf"
+- "librsvg2-2"
 - "librsvg2-bin"
 - "libtiff-tools"
 - "libtool"
@@ -55,10 +56,6 @@ script: |
 
   export ZERO_AR_DATE=1
 
-  ls librsvg*.deb || wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libr/librsvg/librsvg2-2_2.40.13-3_amd64.deb
-  dpkg -x librsvg*.deb new-rsvg
-  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(echo $PWD/new-rsvg/usr/lib/*/)"
-
   function create_global_faketime_wrappers {
   for prog in ${FAKETIME_PROGS}; do
     echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > ${WRAP_DIR}/${prog}
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-win.yml
index 75ea9fa15e..d2a46e5a2d 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-liquid-win.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ packages:
 - "git"
 - "icnsutils"
 - "imagemagick"
+- "librsvg2-2"
 - "librsvg2-bin"
 - "pkg-config"
 - "autoconf"
@@ -51,10 +52,6 @@ script: |
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi
 
-  ls librsvg*.deb || wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libr/librsvg/librsvg2-2_2.40.13-3_amd64.deb
-  dpkg -x librsvg*.deb new-rsvg
-  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(echo $PWD/new-rsvg/usr/lib/*/)"
-
   function create_global_faketime_wrappers {
   for prog in ${FAKETIME_PROGS}; do
     echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > ${WRAP_DIR}/${prog}
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
index f074271000..2539f699dc 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ packages:
 - "icnsutils"
 - "pkg-config"
 - "autoconf"
+- "librsvg2-2"
 - "librsvg2-bin"
 - "libtiff-tools"
 - "libtool"
@@ -57,10 +58,6 @@ script: |
 
   export ZERO_AR_DATE=1
 
-  ls librsvg*.deb || wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libr/librsvg/librsvg2-2_2.40.13-3_amd64.deb
-  dpkg -x librsvg*.deb new-rsvg
-  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(echo $PWD/new-rsvg/usr/lib/*/)"
-
   function create_global_faketime_wrappers {
   for prog in ${FAKETIME_PROGS}; do
     echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > ${WRAP_DIR}/${prog}
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
index 498a7a689e..b43d500462 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ packages:
 - "git"
 - "icnsutils"
 - "imagemagick"
+- "librsvg2-2"
 - "librsvg2-bin"
 - "pkg-config"
 - "autoconf"
@@ -53,10 +54,6 @@ script: |
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi
 
-  ls librsvg*.deb || wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libr/librsvg/librsvg2-2_2.40.13-3_amd64.deb
-  dpkg -x librsvg*.deb new-rsvg
-  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(echo $PWD/new-rsvg/usr/lib/*/)"
-
   function create_global_faketime_wrappers {
   for prog in ${FAKETIME_PROGS}; do
     echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > ${WRAP_DIR}/${prog}