diff --git a/cogl.spec b/cogl.spec
index 54bbe88..62e207f 100644
--- a/cogl.spec
+++ b/cogl.spec
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ options we are interested in for the future.
 Summary:       %{name} development environment
 Group:         Development/Libraries
 Requires:      %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires:      pkgconfig glib2-devel pango-devel cairo-devel
-Requires:      mesa-libGL-devel
-Requires:      gobject-introspection-devel
 
 %description devel
 Header files and libraries for building and developing apps with %{name}.