diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index e1c459e..bf718c2 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ BuildRequires:  coreutils
 BuildRequires:  libcap-devel
 BuildRequires:  libmount-devel
 BuildRequires:  libfdisk-devel
-BuildRequires:  libpwquality-devel
 BuildRequires:  pam-devel
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
 BuildRequires:  audit-libs-devel
@@ -183,8 +182,6 @@ Obsoletes:      %{name}-standalone-sysusers < %{version}-%{release}^
 
 # Recommends to replace normal Requires deps for stuff that is dlopen()ed
 Recommends:     libpcre2-8.so.0()(64bit)
-Recommends:     libpwquality.so.1()(64bit)
-Recommends:     libpwquality.so.1(LIBPWQUALITY_1.0)(64bit)
 
 %description
 systemd is a system and service manager that runs as PID 1 and starts
@@ -405,7 +402,7 @@ CONFIGURE_OPTS=(
         -Dlibcryptsetup=false
 %endif
         -Delfutils=true
-        -Dpwquality=true
+        -Dpwquality=false
         -Dqrencode=false
         -Dgnutls=true
         -Dmicrohttpd=true