diff --git a/xorg-x11-server-utils.spec b/xorg-x11-server-utils.spec
index 10b71b4..6a218ca 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-server-utils.spec
+++ b/xorg-x11-server-utils.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 Summary:    X.Org X11 X server utilities
 Name:       xorg-x11-server-utils
 Version:    7.7
-Release:    40%{?dist}
+Release:    41%{?dist}
 License:    MIT
 URL:        http://www.x.org
 
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xxf86vm)
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  meson
 
-# xrdb, sigh
-Requires:   mcpp
-
 Provides:   iceauth = %{iceauth}
 Provides:   sessreg = %{sessreg}
 Provides:   xgamma = %{xgamma}
@@ -128,11 +125,6 @@ popd
    for app in * ; do
       pushd $app
       case $app in
-         xrdb-*)
-            autoreconf -vif
-            %configure --disable-silent-rules --with-cpp=%{_bindir}/mcpp
-            make %{?_smp_mflags}
-            ;;
          xisxwayland-*)
             %meson
             %meson_build
@@ -212,6 +204,9 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/xkeystone
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 29 2021 Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@redhat.com> 7.7-41
+- Drop mcpp from xrdb (#1954350)
+
 * Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 7.7-40
 - Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937