diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index 3a8f13f..2fe26ed 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb  8 06:12:55 UTC 2014 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- split bash-completion support into its own package,
+  no need for sles_version
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb  7 13:02:28 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/systemd-mini.spec b/systemd-mini.spec
index 9f09ab0..7831603 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.spec
+++ b/systemd-mini.spec
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@
 %define udevpkgname udev-mini
 %define udev_major 1
 
-%if 0%{?sles_version} == 0 && 0%{?suse_version} == 1315
-%global         sles_version 12
-%endif
-
-%if 0%{?sles_version} == 0
-%global         with_bash_completion 1
-%endif
-%bcond_with     bash_completion
-
 Name:           systemd-mini
 Url:            http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
 Version:        208
@@ -101,9 +92,7 @@ Conflicts:      kiwi
 # the buildignore is important for bootstrapping
 #!BuildIgnore:  udev
 Requires:       %{udevpkgname} >= 172
-%if %{with bash_completion}
-Recommends:     bash-completion
-%endif
+Recommends:     %{name}-bash-completion
 Requires:       dbus-1 >= 1.4.0
 Requires:       kbd
 Requires:       kmod >= 14
@@ -331,6 +320,15 @@ transactional dependency-based service control logic. It can work as a
 drop-in replacement for sysvinit.
 
 
+%package bash-completion
+Summary:        Bash completion support for systemd
+License:        LGPL-2.1+
+Group:          System/Base
+Requires:       bash
+Requires:       bash-completion
+
+%description bash-completion
+Some systemd commands offer bash completion, but it's an optional dependency.
 
 %package devel
 Summary:        Development headers for systemd
@@ -799,16 +797,6 @@ install -m 644 units/powerfail.service %{buildroot}/%{_prefix}/lib/systemd/syste
 install -m 644 man/systemd-powerfail.service.8 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man8/
 %endif
 
-# clean out some completions which requires bash-completion package
-%if %{without bash_completion}
-for c in %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/*
-do
-    test -e "$c" || continue
-    grep -q _init_completion "$c" || continue
-    rm -vf "$c"
-done
-%endif
-
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{_mandir}
 
 %if 0%{suse_version} >= 1310
@@ -1169,10 +1157,7 @@ exit 0
 %if ! 0%{?bootstrap}
 %{_prefix}/lib/udev/numlock-on
 %endif
-%dir %{_datadir}/bash-completion
-%dir %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions
 %ghost /var/lib/systemd/catalog/database
-%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/*
 %if 0%{suse_version} < 1310
 %{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.systemd
 %endif
@@ -1188,6 +1173,12 @@ exit 0
 %ghost /var/lib/systemd/backlight
 %ghost /var/lib/systemd/random-seed
 
+%files bash-completion
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%dir %{_datadir}/bash-completion
+%dir %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions
+%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/*
+
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_libdir}/libsystemd-daemon.so
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 3a8f13f..2fe26ed 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb  8 06:12:55 UTC 2014 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- split bash-completion support into its own package,
+  no need for sles_version
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb  7 13:02:28 UTC 2014 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index a5c7ece..a57bc31 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@
 %define udevpkgname udev
 %define udev_major 1
 
-%if 0%{?sles_version} == 0 && 0%{?suse_version} == 1315
-%global         sles_version 12
-%endif
-
-%if 0%{?sles_version} == 0
-%global         with_bash_completion 1
-%endif
-%bcond_with     bash_completion
-
 Name:           systemd
 Url:            http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
 Version:        208
@@ -96,9 +87,7 @@ Conflicts:      kiwi
 # the buildignore is important for bootstrapping
 #!BuildIgnore:  udev
 Requires:       %{udevpkgname} >= 172
-%if %{with bash_completion}
-Recommends:     bash-completion
-%endif
+Recommends:     %{name}-bash-completion
 Requires:       dbus-1 >= 1.4.0
 Requires:       kbd
 Requires:       kmod >= 14
@@ -326,6 +315,15 @@ transactional dependency-based service control logic. It can work as a
 drop-in replacement for sysvinit.
 
 
+%package bash-completion
+Summary:        Bash completion support for systemd
+License:        LGPL-2.1+
+Group:          System/Base
+Requires:       bash
+Requires:       bash-completion
+
+%description bash-completion
+Some systemd commands offer bash completion, but it's an optional dependency.
 
 %package devel
 Summary:        Development headers for systemd
@@ -794,16 +792,6 @@ install -m 644 units/powerfail.service %{buildroot}/%{_prefix}/lib/systemd/syste
 install -m 644 man/systemd-powerfail.service.8 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man8/
 %endif
 
-# clean out some completions which requires bash-completion package
-%if %{without bash_completion}
-for c in %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/*
-do
-    test -e "$c" || continue
-    grep -q _init_completion "$c" || continue
-    rm -vf "$c"
-done
-%endif
-
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{_mandir}
 
 %if 0%{suse_version} >= 1310
@@ -1164,10 +1152,7 @@ exit 0
 %if ! 0%{?bootstrap}
 %{_prefix}/lib/udev/numlock-on
 %endif
-%dir %{_datadir}/bash-completion
-%dir %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions
 %ghost /var/lib/systemd/catalog/database
-%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/*
 %if 0%{suse_version} < 1310
 %{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.systemd
 %endif
@@ -1183,6 +1168,12 @@ exit 0
 %ghost /var/lib/systemd/backlight
 %ghost /var/lib/systemd/random-seed
 
+%files bash-completion
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%dir %{_datadir}/bash-completion
+%dir %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions
+%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/*
+
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_libdir}/libsystemd-daemon.so