diff --git a/PackageKit.spec b/PackageKit.spec
index 092b1c6..209273d 100644
--- a/PackageKit.spec
+++ b/PackageKit.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Patch0:    PackageKit-0.3.8-Fedora-Vendor.conf.patch
 Patch4: PackageKit-0.7.4-xulrunner2.patch
 
 Requires: %{name}-glib%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: PackageKit-backend
 Requires: shared-mime-info
 Requires: comps-extras
 Requires: systemd