diff --git a/pam.spec b/pam.spec
index 8b62adb..e605e01 100644
--- a/pam.spec
+++ b/pam.spec
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ Patch3:  pam-1.3.0-unix-nomsg.patch
 ### Dependencies ###
 Requires: libeconf >= 0.3.5
 Requires: libpwquality >= 0.9.9
-Requires: openssl >= 3.0.0
 Requires: setup
 %if %{WITH_AUDIT}
 Requires: audit-libs >= 1.0.8
@@ -402,6 +401,7 @@ exit 0
 %changelog
 * Thu Sep 23 2021 Björn Esser <besser82@fedoraproject.org> - 1.5.2-5
 - Rebase to pam-redhat-1.1.5
+- Drop explicit dependency on openssl, as auto-deps will pull it in
 
 * Thu Sep 23 2021 Iker Pedrosa <ipedrosa@redhat.com> - 1.5.2-4
 - Remove the /etc/motd.d directory to exclude its ownership from pam (#1968131)