diff --git a/gvfs.spec b/gvfs.spec
index 72fa7bc..bd4e361 100644
--- a/gvfs.spec
+++ b/gvfs.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Source0: https://download.gnome.org/sources/gvfs/1.47/gvfs-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 BuildRequires: meson
 BuildRequires: gcc
-BuildRequires: git
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(glib-2.0) >= %{glib2_version}
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(dbus-glib-1)
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ The gvfs-tests package contains tests that can be used to verify
 the functionality of the installed gvfs package.
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -p1 -S git
+%autosetup -p1
 
 %build
 %meson -Dinstalled_tests=true \