diff --git a/podman.spec b/podman.spec
index cdb1ebc..f58f5a4 100644
--- a/podman.spec
+++ b/podman.spec
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ Requires: containers-common >= 4:1-21
 Requires: containernetworking-plugins >= 1.0.0-15.1
 Requires: iptables
 Requires: nftables
-Requires: shadow-utils-subid
 Recommends: %{name}-plugins = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Recommends: catatonit
 Suggests: qemu-user-static