diff --git a/SOURCES/subscription-manager-support.patch b/SOURCES/subscription-manager-support.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fc3ff3e..0000000
--- a/SOURCES/subscription-manager-support.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-From 523602887f92b448b497e99bf56d0b9f1ef376f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com>
-Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 21:12:38 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] data: Require org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Subscription
-
-Make sure the gnome-settings-daemon subman plugin gets started on
-session startup.
----
- data/meson.build | 1 +
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
-
-diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
-index e02b80d3..1684a99e 100644
---- a/data/meson.build
-+++ b/data/meson.build
-@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ required_components = {
-     'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Sharing',
-     'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard',
-     'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Sound',
-+    'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Subscription',
-     'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.UsbProtection',
-     'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wacom',
-     'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings',
--- 
-2.31.1
-
diff --git a/SPECS/gnome-session.spec b/SPECS/gnome-session.spec
index 254e2a0..5477d0b 100644
--- a/SPECS/gnome-session.spec
+++ b/SPECS/gnome-session.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 Name: gnome-session
 Version: 40.1.1
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 Summary: GNOME session manager
 
 License: GPLv2+
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ Patch30001: 0001-check-accelerated-gles-Use-eglGetPlatformDisplay-EXT.patch
 # This should go upstream once systemd has a generic interface for this
 Patch40001: 0001-Fedora-Set-grub-boot-flags-on-shutdown-reboot.patch
 
-# subscription manager support
+%if %{undefined centos}
 Patch50001: subscription-manager-support.patch
+%endif
 
 Patch60001: 0001-gnome-session-don-t-validate-shell-before-using-it.patch
 
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ Requires: gsettings-desktop-schemas >= 0.1.7
 
 Requires: dbus
 
+%if %{undefined centos}
+Requires: subscription-manager
+%endif
+
 %description
 gnome-session manages a GNOME desktop or GDM login session. It starts up
 the other core GNOME components and handles logout and saving the session.
@@ -151,6 +156,10 @@ cp $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/gnome-xorg.desktop $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/xsessions/gnome
 %{_userunitdir}/gnome-launched-.scope.d/
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 16 2023 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 40.1.1-8
+- Add hard dependency on subscription-manager
+  Resolves: #2175675
+
 * Tue Dec 13 2022 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 40.1.1-7
 - Demote expected log messages from warnings to debug level
   Resolves: #2044212