diff --git a/recode.spec b/recode.spec
index c6ad565..8980f4c 100644
--- a/recode.spec
+++ b/recode.spec
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ Patch4: recode-automake.patch
 Patch5: recode-format-security.patch
 Patch6: recode-longfilename.patch
 
-Requires(post): /sbin/install-info
-Requires(post): /sbin/ldconfig
-Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
-Requires(postun): /sbin/ldconfig
-
 BuildRequires: libtool
 BuildRequires: texinfo
 
@@ -74,18 +69,6 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_infodir}/dir
 # remove libtool archives
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.la
 
-
-%post
-/sbin/ldconfig
-/sbin/install-info %{_infodir}/recode.info.gz %{_infodir}/dir --entry="* recode: (recode).                        Conversion between character sets and surfaces." || :
-
-%preun
-if [ $1 = 0 ]; then
-  /sbin/install-info --delete %{_infodir}/recode.info.gz %{_infodir}/dir --entry="* recode: (recode).                        Conversion between character sets and surfaces." || :
-fi
-
-%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
-
 %files -f %{name}.lang
 %doc AUTHORS COPYING* ChangeLog NEWS README THANKS TODO
 %{_mandir}/*/*