diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 56ce425bb..eed9e8ec1 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 packages:=boost openssl zeromq libiconv expat ldns unbound
 
+# ccache is useless in gitian builds
+ifneq ($(GITIAN),1)
 native_packages := native_ccache
+endif
 
 hardware_packages := hidapi protobuf libusb
 hardware_native_packages := native_protobuf
@@ -8,8 +11,8 @@ hardware_native_packages := native_protobuf
 android_native_packages = android_ndk
 android_packages = ncurses readline sodium
 
-darwin_native_packages = native_biplist native_ds_store native_mac_alias $(hardware_native_packages)
-darwin_packages = sodium ncurses readline $(hardware_packages)
+darwin_native_packages = $(hardware_native_packages)
+darwin_packages = ncurses readline sodium $(hardware_packages)
 
 # not really native...
 freebsd_native_packages = freebsd_base
@@ -31,6 +34,6 @@ mingw32_packages = icu4c sodium $(hardware_packages)
 mingw32_native_packages = $(hardware_native_packages)
 
 ifneq ($(build_os),darwin)
-darwin_native_packages += native_cctools native_cdrkit native_libdmg-hfsplus
+darwin_native_packages += native_cctools
 endif
 
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/gitian-android.yml b/contrib/gitian/gitian-android.yml
index b8eaa8af9..d988bd4c8 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-android.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-android.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ packages:
 - "ca-certificates"
 - "python"
 - "cmake"
-- "ccache"
-- "protobuf-compiler"
-- "libdbus-1-dev"
-- "libharfbuzz-dev"
-- "libprotobuf-dev"
-- "python3-zmq"
 - "unzip"
 remotes:
 - "url": "https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git"
@@ -52,6 +46,7 @@ script: |
   if test -n "$GBUILD_CACHE_ENABLED"; then
     export SOURCES_PATH=${GBUILD_COMMON_CACHE}
     export BASE_CACHE=${GBUILD_PACKAGE_CACHE}
+    export GITIAN=1
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi
 
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/gitian-freebsd.yml b/contrib/gitian/gitian-freebsd.yml
index 36b81c641..bf23a05ff 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-freebsd.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-freebsd.yml
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ packages:
 - "ca-certificates"
 - "python"
 - "cmake"
-- "ccache"
-- "protobuf-compiler"
-- "libdbus-1-dev"
-- "libharfbuzz-dev"
-- "libprotobuf-dev"
-- "python3-zmq"
 remotes:
 - "url": "https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git"
   "dir": "monero"
@@ -52,6 +46,7 @@ script: |
   if test -n "$GBUILD_CACHE_ENABLED"; then
     export SOURCES_PATH=${GBUILD_COMMON_CACHE}
     export BASE_CACHE=${GBUILD_PACKAGE_CACHE}
+    export GITIAN=1
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi
 
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/gitian-linux.yml b/contrib/gitian/gitian-linux.yml
index 0aac983cc..7e75e489f 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-linux.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-linux.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ packages:
 - "ca-certificates"
 - "python"
 - "cmake"
-- "ccache"
-- "protobuf-compiler"
-- "libdbus-1-dev"
-- "libharfbuzz-dev"
-- "libprotobuf-dev"
-- "python3-zmq"
 remotes:
 - "url": "https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git"
   "dir": "monero"
@@ -63,6 +57,7 @@ script: |
   if test -n "$GBUILD_CACHE_ENABLED"; then
     export SOURCES_PATH=${GBUILD_COMMON_CACHE}
     export BASE_CACHE=${GBUILD_PACKAGE_CACHE}
+    export GITIAN=1
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi
 
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/gitian-osx.yml b/contrib/gitian/gitian-osx.yml
index 9889ca45f..fdfe5bd22 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-osx.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-osx.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ script: |
   if test -n "$GBUILD_CACHE_ENABLED"; then
     export SOURCES_PATH=${GBUILD_COMMON_CACHE}
     export BASE_CACHE=${GBUILD_PACKAGE_CACHE}
+    export GITIAN=1
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi
 
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/gitian-win.yml b/contrib/gitian/gitian-win.yml
index c53086144..ee7920b6c 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/gitian-win.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian/gitian-win.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ packages:
 - "zip"
 - "ca-certificates"
 - "python"
-- "rename"
 - "cmake"
 alternatives:
 -
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ script: |
   if test -n "$GBUILD_CACHE_ENABLED"; then
     export SOURCES_PATH=${GBUILD_COMMON_CACHE}
     export BASE_CACHE=${GBUILD_PACKAGE_CACHE}
+    export GITIAN=1
     mkdir -p ${BASE_CACHE} ${SOURCES_PATH}
   fi