diff --git a/aisleriot.changes b/aisleriot.changes
index 8f9ef08..9ff4864 100644
--- a/aisleriot.changes
+++ b/aisleriot.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 29 12:30:58 UTC 2016 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Drop appdata-tools BuildRequires: the build not longer validates
+  appdata.xml and upstream is responsible for its validity.
+
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 Mon Nov  9 21:08:14 UTC 2015 - zaitor@opensuse.org
 
@@ -15,7 +21,7 @@ Mon Sep 21 15:13:25 UTC 2015 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
 - Update to version 3.18.0:
   + New games: Hamilton, Wall.
-  + Updated translations.  
+  + Updated translations.
 
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 Mon Aug 17 17:50:35 UTC 2015 - zaitor@opensuse.org
diff --git a/aisleriot.spec b/aisleriot.spec
index 230d04a..08234e0 100644
--- a/aisleriot.spec
+++ b/aisleriot.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package aisleriot
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ License:        GPL-3.0+
 Group:          Amusements/Games/Board/Card
 Url:            http://www.gnome.org
 Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/aisleriot/3.18/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
-BuildRequires:  appdata-tools
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  guile-devel
 BuildRequires:  intltool