diff --git a/gnome-terminal.changes b/gnome-terminal.changes
index 6d46e3d..4fbb157 100644
--- a/gnome-terminal.changes
+++ b/gnome-terminal.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May 24 10:52:39 UTC 2016 - mgorse@suse.com
+
+- Remove gnome-core obsoletes; it is from 2002 or so and not
+  relevant now.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May 19 14:06:49 UTC 2016 - zaitor@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gnome-terminal.spec b/gnome-terminal.spec
index dcc3443..941132e 100644
--- a/gnome-terminal.spec
+++ b/gnome-terminal.spec
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(uuid)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(vte-2.91) >= 0.44.2
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
 Recommends:     %{name}-lang
-Obsoletes:      gnome-core
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Requires(pre):  filesystem
 %if 0%{?sle_version}