diff --git a/gnome-menus.spec b/gnome-menus.spec
index b0ee214..6598e9a 100644
--- a/gnome-menus.spec
+++ b/gnome-menus.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 %define po_package gnome-menus
 %define enable_debugging 0
 
-%define python python2
 %define pyver %(%{__python} -c "import sys; print sys.version[:3]")
 
 Summary:  A menu system for the GNOME project
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 Requires:  redhat-menus >= 6.5.4
 Requires: python-abi = %{pyver}
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel >= 2.6.0
-BuildRequires: %{python}-devel >= 2.3.0
+BuildRequires: python-devel >= 2.3.0
 BuildRequires: gamin-devel
 BuildRequires: perl-XML-Parser
 BuildRequires: gettext
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ Summary: Libraries and include files for the GNOME menu system
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Requires:   %{name} = %{version}
 Requires: glib2-devel >= 2.6.0
-Requires: %{python}-devel >= 2.3.0
+Requires: python-devel >= 2.3.0
 Requires: gamin-devel
 Requires: pkgconfig