diff --git a/libdbi.changes b/libdbi.changes
index 98a61d2..6dd32be 100644
--- a/libdbi.changes
+++ b/libdbi.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Sep 15 23:31:23 UTC 2020 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Trim Recommends. Headers are not semi-essential functionality to
+  view documentation.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 23 20:23:16 UTC 2019 - Stefan Brüns <stefan.bruens@rwth-aachen.de>
 
diff --git a/libdbi.spec b/libdbi.spec
index 10ca90c..a534596 100644
--- a/libdbi.spec
+++ b/libdbi.spec
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ BuildRequires:  tex(uwasy.fd)
 BuildRequires:  tex(wasy10.tfm)
 BuildRequires:  texlive-jadetex
 BuildRequires:  texlive-pdftex-bin
-Recommends:     libdbi-devel = %version
 Provides:       libdbi-devel:%_docdir/libdbi/driver-guide.pdf
 %endif