diff --git a/gnome-backgrounds.changes b/gnome-backgrounds.changes
index d20dd61..3751f2f 100644
--- a/gnome-backgrounds.changes
+++ b/gnome-backgrounds.changes
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Mon Jul 17 13:28:15 UTC 2017 - zaitor@opensuse.org
 - Update to version 3.25.4:
   + Switch to meson buildsystem.
   + Drop intltool dependency, port to gettext.
+  + Drop translation-update-upstream in spec since it becomes
+    useless when the intltool dependency is removed (bgo#783223).
   + New 3.26 default background.
 - Add meson and pkgconfig BuildRequires and switch autotools macros
   configure, make and makeinstall to meson, meson_build and
diff --git a/gnome-backgrounds.spec b/gnome-backgrounds.spec
index 27350dc..2224994 100644
--- a/gnome-backgrounds.spec
+++ b/gnome-backgrounds.spec
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ Group:          System/GUI/GNOME
 Url:            http://www.gnome.org/
 Source:         http://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-backgrounds/3.25/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-%if !0%{?is_opensuse}
-BuildRequires:  translation-update-upstream
-%endif
 BuildRequires:  meson
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 Recommends:     %{name}-lang
@@ -41,9 +38,6 @@ Background images from the GNOME project.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%if !0%{?is_opensuse}
-translation-update-upstream
-%endif
 
 %build
 %meson