diff --git a/policycoreutils.spec b/policycoreutils.spec
index 8753a7a..7ee35fc 100644
--- a/policycoreutils.spec
+++ b/policycoreutils.spec
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ BuildRequires: git-core
 BuildRequires: gnupg2
 Requires: util-linux grep gawk diffutils sed
 Requires: libsepol >= %{libsepolver} coreutils libselinux-utils >=  %{libselinuxver}
-Recommends: rpm
 
 %description
 Security-enhanced Linux is a feature of the Linux® kernel and a number