diff --git a/python-pygit2.spec b/python-pygit2.spec
index 0e19f0b..9d7ab49 100644
--- a/python-pygit2.spec
+++ b/python-pygit2.spec
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ the core of Git.
 Summary:        Python 3 bindings for libgit2
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{pkgname}}
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
-# This version of cffi is patched for Python >= 3.12.
-# Remove when cffi >= 1.16.0 is available on all releases with Python 3.12.
-BuildRequires:  python3-cffi >= 1.15.1-5
-Requires:       python3-cffi >= 1.15.1-5
 
 %description -n python3-%{pkgname}
 pygit2 is a set of Python bindings to the libgit2 library, which implements