diff --git a/inkscape.changes b/inkscape.changes
index 587b391..8aa8ffc 100644
--- a/inkscape.changes
+++ b/inkscape.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jun  2 21:34:36 UTC 2018 - bjorn.lie@gmail.com
+
+- Drop optional gnome-vfs2-devel BuildRequires: No longer strickly
+  needed, and obsolete upstream.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr 30 15:06:12 UTC 2018 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/inkscape.spec b/inkscape.spec
index cd4edef..1bfcc1e 100644
--- a/inkscape.spec
+++ b/inkscape.spec
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gc-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  gnome-vfs2-devel
 BuildRequires:  gsl-devel
 BuildRequires:  gtkmm24-devel
 BuildRequires:  intltool