diff --git a/gupnp.spec b/gupnp.spec
index 7948b77..7e3ff16 100644
--- a/gupnp.spec
+++ b/gupnp.spec
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ The GUPnP API is intended to be easy to use, efficient and flexible.
 Summary: Development package for gupnp
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: glib2-devel
-Requires: gssdp-devel
-Requires: libsoup-devel
-Requires: libxml2-devel
-Requires: libuuid-devel
-Requires: pkgconfig
 Obsoletes: gupnp-vala
 
 %description devel
@@ -91,6 +85,7 @@ make check %{?_smp_mflags} V=1
 %changelog
 * Thu Aug 18 2016 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 0.99.0-1
 - Update to 0.99.0
+- Drop manual requires that are automatically handled by pkgconfig dep gen
 
 * Wed Jun 22 2016 Richard Hughes <rhughes@redhat.com> - 0.20.18-1
 - Update to 0.20.18