diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index 1e06375..a91d3e1 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr 28 09:26:39 UTC 2017 - dleuenberger@suse.com
+
+- Do not install salt-minion on every machine possible. This does
+  belong to machines that are managed by salt, which is for larger
+  setups. 'Common' installs won't need this.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 15 00:03:39 UTC 2017 - sflees@suse.de
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index 71ee253..f79add2 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ Requires:       openssl
 # enable NFS installation for minimal
 Requires:       polkit
 Requires:       polkit-default-privs
-Requires:       salt-minion
 Requires:       w3m
 
 Recommends:     cronie
@@ -598,7 +597,6 @@ Recommends:     insserv
 Recommends:     iproute2
 Recommends:     openssh
 Recommends:     rollback-helper
-Recommends:     salt-minion
 Recommends:     snapper
 %if 0%{?is_opensuse}
 Requires:       openSUSE-build-key