diff --git a/perl-XML-XPathEngine.spec b/perl-XML-XPathEngine.spec
index 3089163..cb4275c 100644
--- a/perl-XML-XPathEngine.spec
+++ b/perl-XML-XPathEngine.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ BuildRequires:  perl(Test::More)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Pod) >= 1.14
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Pod::Coverage) >= 1.04
 %endif
-Requires:       perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`perl -V:version`"; echo $version))
 Requires:       perl(POSIX)
 
 %description