diff --git a/a2ps.changes b/a2ps.changes
index 9e62e70..6cd9a45 100644
--- a/a2ps.changes
+++ b/a2ps.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov 10 17:00:14 UTC 2014 - sfalken@opensuse.org
+
+- Removed pkgconfig entries from Requires: section, per OBS
+  request 243897 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct  2 02:29:06 UTC 2014 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/a2ps.spec b/a2ps.spec
index a84facc..0fe8b7d 100644
--- a/a2ps.spec
+++ b/a2ps.spec
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ BuildRequires:  texinfo
 %endif
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/a2ps.html
 Provides:       a2ps-bin
+Requires:       file
 Requires:       ghostscript-fonts-std
-Requires:       pkgconfig(file)
-Requires:       pkgconfig(glibc)
-Requires:       pkgconfig(sed)
-Requires:       pkgconfig(w3m)
-Requires:       pkgconfig(wdiff)
+Requires:       glibc
+Requires:       sed
+Requires:       w3m
+Requires:       wdiff
 Suggests:       acroread gv ImageMagick psutils texinfo texlive-latex
 PreReq:         %{install_info_prereq}
 Version:        4.14