diff --git a/epplet-base.changes b/epplet-base.changes
index 10e99e7..18278cb 100644
--- a/epplet-base.changes
+++ b/epplet-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 18 03:24:14 UTC 2014 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Drop unused build-time requirements
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar 26 20:08:49 UTC 2012 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/epplet-base.spec b/epplet-base.spec
index d06abe2..3a66691 100644
--- a/epplet-base.spec
+++ b/epplet-base.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package epplet-base
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@ BuildRequires:  Mesa-devel
 BuildRequires:  esound-devel
 BuildRequires:  freeglut-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  giflib-devel
-BuildRequires:  imlib2-devel
-BuildRequires:  jpeg
-BuildRequires:  libpng-devel
-BuildRequires:  libtiff-devel
+BuildRequires:  imlib2-devel >= 1.2.0
 BuildRequires:  libtool
-BuildRequires:  tiff
+BuildRequires:  pkg-config >= 0.9.0
 Summary:        Applets for the Enlightenment Window Manager
 License:        GPL-2.0+
 Group:          System/GUI/Other