diff --git a/velocity.spec b/velocity.spec
index a83558d..0a1e496 100644
--- a/velocity.spec
+++ b/velocity.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Name:           velocity
 Version:        1.7
 Release:        24%{?dist}
-Epoch:          0
 Summary:        Java-based template engine
 License:        ASL 2.0
 URL:            http://velocity.apache.org/
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ Javadoc for %{name}.
 
 %package        demo
 Summary:        Demo for %{name}
-Requires:       %{name} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description    demo
 Demonstrations and samples for %{name}.