diff --git a/openexr.changes b/openexr.changes
index 92cb566..e1788e6 100644
--- a/openexr.changes
+++ b/openexr.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 24 09:54:12 UTC 2014 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- remove dependency on gpg-offline (blocks rebuilds and
+  tarball integrity is checked by source-validator anyway)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 28 10:22:05 UTC 2013 - toganm@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/openexr.spec b/openexr.spec
index 3d66057..86f619c 100644
--- a/openexr.spec
+++ b/openexr.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package openexr
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ Group:          Productivity/Graphics/Other
 Url:            http://www.openexr.com/
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  automake
-%if 0%{suse_version} >= 1220
-BuildRequires:  gpg-offline
-%endif
 BuildRequires:  fltk-devel
 BuildRequires:  freeglut-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -112,7 +109,6 @@ Industrial Light & Magic for use in computer imaging applications.
 This package contains a documentation
 
 %prep
-%{?gpg_verify: %gpg_verify %{S:1}}
 %setup -q
 
 %patch0 -p1