diff --git a/gpg2.changes b/gpg2.changes
index 4339e7c..87e1ee7 100644
--- a/gpg2.changes
+++ b/gpg2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 17 12:48:24 UTC 2013 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- revert usage of gpg-offline to avoid cycles
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun 17 12:40:10 UTC 2013 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/gpg2.spec b/gpg2.spec
index 012b164..38c3938 100644
--- a/gpg2.spec
+++ b/gpg2.spec
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ BuildRequires:  libpth-devel >= 1.3.7
 %else
 BuildRequires:  pth >= 1.3.7
 %endif
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230
-BuildRequires:  gpg-offline
-%endif
 Url:            http://www.gnupg.org/aegypten2/
 PreReq:         %install_info_prereq
 Requires:       dirmngr
@@ -77,7 +74,6 @@ gpg-agent, and a keybox library.
 
 %lang_package
 %prep
-%{?gpg_verify: %gpg_verify %{S:2}}
 %setup  -q -n gnupg-%version
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2