diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 672ed8fed0..62d31d9d97 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ BuildRequires: readline-devel
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires: gettext
 BuildRequires: libsysfs-devel
-BuildRequires: gnutls-devel
 Obsoletes: libvir
 ExclusiveArch: i386 x86_64 ia64