diff --git a/lynx.spec b/lynx.spec
index 45f454a..45940fd 100644
--- a/lynx.spec
+++ b/lynx.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary: A text-based Web browser
 Name: lynx
 Version: 2.8.9
-Release: 9%{?dist}
+Release: 10%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Source: https://invisible-mirror.net/archives/lynx/tarballs/lynx%{version}rel.%{devrel}.tar.bz2
 URL: http://lynx.browser.org/
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: gettext
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
-BuildRequires: slang-devel
 BuildRequires: telnet
 BuildRequires: unzip
 BuildRequires: zip
@@ -135,6 +134,9 @@ EOF
 %config(noreplace,missingok) %{_sysconfdir}/lynx-site.cfg
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 30 2020 Kamil Dudka <kdudka@redhat.com> - 2.8.9-10
+- remove unused build-time dependency on slang-devel (#1910966)
+
 * Thu Aug 06 2020 Merlin Mathesius <mmathesi@redhat.com> - 2.8.9-9
 - Skip RHEL-specific Requires and STARTFILE edit when building for ELN