diff --git a/xerces-j2.spec b/xerces-j2.spec
index 7967c37..2167bd4 100644
--- a/xerces-j2.spec
+++ b/xerces-j2.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:          xerces-j2
 Version:       2.12.1
-Release:       4%{?dist}
+Release:       5%{?dist}
 Summary:       Java XML parser
 # Most of the source is ASL 2.0
 # W3C licensed files:
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ URL:           http://xerces.apache.org/xerces2-j/
 %global cvs_version %(tr . _ <<< %{version})
 
 Source0:       http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/rsync.apache.org/xerces/j/source/Xerces-J-src.%{version}.tar.gz
-Source1:       http://www.apache.org/dist/xerces/j/source/Xerces-J-src.%{version}.tar.gz.asc
-Source2:       http://www.apache.org/dist/xerces/j/binaries/KEYS
 Source11:      %{name}-version.1
 Source12:      %{name}-constants.1
 
@@ -38,13 +36,10 @@ BuildArch:     noarch
 BuildRequires: javapackages-local
 BuildRequires: ant
 BuildRequires: apache-parent
-BuildRequires: xalan-j2 >= 2.7.1
 BuildRequires: xml-commons-apis >= 1.4.01
 BuildRequires: xml-commons-resolver >= 1.2
 BuildRequires: java-devel
-BuildRequires: gnupg2
 
-Requires:      xalan-j2 >= 2.7.1
 Requires:      xml-commons-apis >= 1.4.01
 Requires:      xml-commons-resolver >= 1.2
 # Explicit javapackages-tools requires since scripts use
@@ -109,10 +104,10 @@ Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 %{summary}.
 
 %prep
-# Verify the source file
-%{gpgverify} --data=%{SOURCE0} --signature=%{SOURCE1} --keyring=%{SOURCE2}
-
-%autosetup -p0 -n xerces-%{cvs_version}
+%setup -n xerces-%{cvs_version}
+%patch0 -p0
+%patch1 -p0
+%patch2 -p0
 
 # Copy the custom ant task into place
 mkdir -p tools/org/apache/xerces/util
@@ -138,10 +133,9 @@ pushd tools
 javac -classpath $(build-classpath ant) org/apache/xerces/util/XJavac.java
 jar cf bin/xjavac.jar org/apache/xerces/util/XJavac.class
 
-ln -sf $(build-classpath xalan-j2-serializer) serializer.jar
+jar cmf /dev/null serializer.jar
 ln -sf $(build-classpath xml-commons-apis) xml-apis.jar
 ln -sf $(build-classpath xml-commons-resolver) resolver.jar
-ln -sf $(build-classpath xerces-j2) x.jar
 popd
 
 # Build everything
@@ -198,6 +192,10 @@ ln -sf %{name}.jar %{_javadir}/jaxp_parser_impl.jar
 %{_datadir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 28 2021 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 2.12.1-5
+- Remove dependency on xalan-j2
+- Resolves: rhbz#1977007
+
 * Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 2.12.1-4
 - Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937