diff --git a/libgweather.spec b/libgweather.spec
index 1661669..e78ba18 100644
--- a/libgweather.spec
+++ b/libgweather.spec
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ BuildRequires:  gnome-common
 BuildRequires:  vala-devel
 BuildRequires:  vala-tools
 
-# for directories
-Requires: gnome-icon-theme
-
 %description
 libgweather is a library to access weather information from online
 services for numerous locations.
@@ -57,18 +54,14 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 
 %post
 /sbin/ldconfig
-touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/gnome &>/dev/null || :
 
 %postun
 /sbin/ldconfig
 if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
-  touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/gnome &>/dev/null
-  gtk-update-icon-cache %{_datadir}/icons/gnome &>/dev/null || :
   glib-compile-schemas %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas &>/dev/null || :
 fi
 
 %posttrans
-gtk-update-icon-cache -q %{_datadir}/icons/gnome &>/dev/null || :
 glib-compile-schemas %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas &>/dev/null || :
 
 %files -f %{name}.lang
@@ -100,6 +93,7 @@ glib-compile-schemas %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas &>/dev/null || :
 %changelog
 * Tue Jul 22 2014 Kalev Lember <kalevlember@gmail.com> - 3.13.4-1
 - Update to 3.13.4
+- Drop gnome-icon-theme deps
 
 * Tue Jun 24 2014 Richard Hughes <rhughes@redhat.com> - 3.13.3-1
 - Update to 3.13.3