diff --git a/evolution.spec b/evolution.spec
index 0e9f23b..4956e57 100644
--- a/evolution.spec
+++ b/evolution.spec
@@ -51,17 +51,12 @@ Patch02: evolution-2.30.1-help-contents.patch
 
 ## Dependencies ###
 
-Requires(pre): GConf2
-Requires(post): GConf2
-Requires(preun): GConf2
-
 Requires: evolution-data-server >= %{version}
 Requires: gnome-icon-theme >= %{gnome_icon_theme_version}
 Requires: gvfs
 
 ### Build Dependencies ###
 
-BuildRequires: GConf2-devel
 BuildRequires: atk-devel
 BuildRequires: autoconf >= 2.59
 BuildRequires: automake >= 1.9
@@ -292,9 +287,6 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/evolution -name '*.la' -exec rm {} \;
 # remove statically built libraries:
 find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/evolution -name '*.a' -exec rm {} \;
 
-# remove old GConf schemas
-find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/gconf/schemas -name '*.schemas' -exec rm {} \;
-
 # remove additional things we don't want
 %if ! %{inline_audio_support}
 %{__rm} -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{evo_plugin_dir}/org-gnome-audio-inline.eplug \
@@ -538,6 +530,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %changelog
 * Mon Jun 25 2012 Matthew Barnes <mbarnes@redhat.com> - 3.5.3-1
 - Update to 3.5.3
+- Drop BR: GConf2-devel  \o/
 
 * Fri Jun  8 2012 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 3.5.2-2
 - Rebuild against new gnome-desktop