diff --git a/libdb_java-4_8.changes b/libdb_java-4_8.changes
index 9c5101b..f29b9d8 100644
--- a/libdb_java-4_8.changes
+++ b/libdb_java-4_8.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 18 07:00:16 UTC 2017 - jayvdb@gmail.com
+
+- Remove unnecessary dependency on update-alternatives
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct  2 09:23:07 UTC 2017 - fstrba@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libdb_java-4_8.spec b/libdb_java-4_8.spec
index 1b73ea6..b287750 100644
--- a/libdb_java-4_8.spec
+++ b/libdb_java-4_8.spec
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  java-sdk >= 1.5
 BuildRequires:  unzip
-BuildRequires:  update-alternatives
 Requires:       libdb-%{major}_%{minor} = %{version}
 Conflicts:      libdb_java-4_5
 Provides:       db-java = %{version}