diff --git a/hplip.changes b/hplip.changes
index e6de802..26c0c69 100644
--- a/hplip.changes
+++ b/hplip.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 11 21:07:28 UTC 2015 - tchvatal@suse.com
+
+- Drop gpg-offline usage as we do it as service on obs side if
+  required files are present in the package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 11 20:58:47 UTC 2015 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index b7af795..489bab1 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -190,13 +190,6 @@ Obsoletes:      hplip17
 # Obsolete the hplip3 copy that was introduced for older SLED11-GA HP preloads:
 Provides:       hplip3 = 3.9.5
 Obsoletes:      hplip3 < 3.9.5
-# Skip testing devel dependencies required by libtool .la files by the following comment:
-# skip-check-libtool-deps
-
-# starting with 12.3 we can do buildtime gpg signature checking of the tarball.
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1220
-BuildRequires:  gpg-offline
-%endif
 
 %description
 The Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing project (HPLIP) provides
@@ -350,10 +343,6 @@ This sub-package is only required by developers.
 
 
 %prep
-# first thing is to verify the GPG signed tarball, starting with openSUSE 12.3.
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1220
-%gpg_verify %{S:1}
-%endif
 # Be quiet when unpacking:
 %setup -q
 # Patch101 change-udev-rules.diff changes the udev rules file 56-hpmud.rules