diff --git a/icu.spec b/icu.spec
index dc02d52..6d147c5 100644
--- a/icu.spec
+++ b/icu.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ Patch99:        icu-remove-datetime.patch
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  unzip
-BuildRequires:  xz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description