diff --git a/jdepend.spec b/jdepend.spec
index f954b79..d753a91 100644
--- a/jdepend.spec
+++ b/jdepend.spec
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/Java
 #Distribution:	JPackage
 Source0:        %{url}software/%{name}-%{version}.zip
 BuildRequires:  ant
-# XXX the next line forces beehive to play nice
-BuildRequires:  xerces-j2, xml-commons-apis
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot