diff --git a/softhsm.spec b/softhsm.spec
index bdedc9e..1cff449 100644
--- a/softhsm.spec
+++ b/softhsm.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary: Software version of a PKCS#11 Hardware Security Module
 Name: softhsm
 Version: 2.5.0
-Release: %{?prever:0.}2%{?prever:.%{prever}}%{?dist}
+Release: %{?prever:0.}3%{?prever:.%{prever}}%{?dist}
 License: BSD
 Url: http://www.opendnssec.org/
 Source: http://dist.opendnssec.org/source/%{?prever:testing/}%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ Source1: http://dist.opendnssec.org/source/%{?prever:testing/}%{name}-%{version}
 
 Group: Applications/System
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel >= 1.0.1k-6, sqlite-devel >= 3.4.2, cppunit-devel
-BuildRequires: gcc-c++, pkgconfig, p11-kit-devel, nss-devel
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++, pkgconfig, p11-kit-devel
 
 Requires(pre): shadow-utils
-Requires: p11-kit, nss-tools
+Requires: p11-kit
 Requires: openssl-libs >= 1.0.1k-6
 
 %global _hardened_build 1
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ sed -i "s:libdir)/@PACKAGE@:libdir):" Makefile.in
            --with-migrate --enable-visibility --with-p11-kit=%{_datadir}/p11-kit/modules/
 
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
-# install our copy of pk11install taken from coolkey package
 
 %check
 # skip while cppunit is broken
@@ -112,6 +111,9 @@ if [ -f /var/softhsm/slot0.db ]; then
 fi
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 14 2018 Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@redhat.com> - 2.5.0-3
+- Removed dependency on NSS; it was not necessary.
+
 * Mon Nov 05 2018 Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@redhat.com> - 2.5.0-2
 - Rebuilt to match f29 version