diff --git a/perl-IO-String.spec b/perl-IO-String.spec
index 7f8a316..72410a3 100644
--- a/perl-IO-String.spec
+++ b/perl-IO-String.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ BuildRequires:  perl(Symbol)
 BuildRequires:  perl(vars)
 # Tests:
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test)
-Requires:       perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`perl -V:version`"; echo $version))
 Requires:       perl(Data::Dumper)
 Requires:       perl(IO::Handle)