diff --git a/mdadm.changes b/mdadm.changes
index 93c05b7..e62eedf 100644
--- a/mdadm.changes
+++ b/mdadm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 17 15:34:31 UTC 2023 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- No longer recommend smtp-daemon: this was a remainder from the
+  cron configuration, which was removed back in 2018.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul 24 15:31:30 UTC 2023 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/mdadm.spec b/mdadm.spec
index 9a91da4..17793ad 100644
--- a/mdadm.spec
+++ b/mdadm.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(udev)
 PreReq:         %fillup_prereq
 PreReq:         coreutils
-Recommends:     smtp_daemon
 URL:            http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/
 Summary:        Utility for configuring "MD" software RAID devices
 License:        GPL-2.0-only