diff --git a/xmlunit.spec b/xmlunit.spec
index c96425a..9b52196 100644
--- a/xmlunit.spec
+++ b/xmlunit.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Patch4:         0004-Drop-support-for-JAXB.patch
 BuildRequires:  maven-local
 BuildRequires:  mvn(junit:junit)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.apache.felix:maven-bundle-plugin)
-BuildRequires:  mvn(org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-shade-plugin)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.assertj:assertj-core)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library)
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ This package provides %{summary}.
 
 %pom_remove_plugin org.codehaus.mojo:buildnumber-maven-plugin
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-assembly-plugin
+%pom_remove_plugin -r :maven-shade-plugin
 
 %mvn_alias "org.xmlunit:xmlunit-legacy" "xmlunit:xmlunit"