diff --git a/libnftnl.spec b/libnftnl.spec
index fce656b..970b4a0 100644
--- a/libnftnl.spec
+++ b/libnftnl.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig >= 0.21
 BuildRequires:  xz
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(jansson) >= 2.3
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libmnl) >= 1.0.3
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(mxml) >= 2.6
 
 %description
 libnftnl is a userspace library providing a low-level netlink