diff --git a/kst.changes b/kst.changes
index e96dfd2..d06349f 100644
--- a/kst.changes
+++ b/kst.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 16 10:58:00 UTC 2020 - Christophe Giboudeaux <christophe@krop.fr>
+
+- Remove the optional getdata dependency.
+  The Getdata development stalled and it still requires Python 2.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep  7 07:10:31 UTC 2019 - Christophe Giboudeaux <christophe@krop.fr>
 
diff --git a/kst.spec b/kst.spec
index b4f2a89..73c9d0e 100644
--- a/kst.spec
+++ b/kst.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package kst
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (c) 2011 Christian Trippe ctrippe@opensuse.org
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Patch1:         Fix-build-with-Qt-511.patch
 BuildRequires:  Mesa-devel
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-BuildRequires:  getdata-devel
 BuildRequires:  gsl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libcfitsio-devel
 BuildRequires:  libmatio-devel