diff --git a/librsvg2.spec b/librsvg2.spec
index 4849ef7..12283fd 100644
--- a/librsvg2.spec
+++ b/librsvg2.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Patch1:         fix-cssparser-build.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  chrpath
 BuildRequires:  gcc
-BuildRequires:  git-core
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(cairo)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(cairo-png)