diff --git a/boinc-client.changes b/boinc-client.changes
index 4a9d0eb..907ea18 100644
--- a/boinc-client.changes
+++ b/boinc-client.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Nov 22 21:41:15 CET 2025 - Stanislav Brabec <sbrabec@suse.com>
+
+- Remove unused BuildRequires: update-desktop-files.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul 23 03:18:35 UTC 2024 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/boinc-client.spec b/boinc-client.spec
index 342ab97..9b13af7 100644
--- a/boinc-client.spec
+++ b/boinc-client.spec
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ Requires:       ca-certificates-mozilla
 Recommends:     boinc-client-lang = %{version}
 Recommends:     logrotate
 %if %{with manager}
-BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  wxWidgets-3_2-devel >= 3.1.5
 %lang_package -n boinc-manager
 %endif