diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index faa9788..76f4faa 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -142,27 +142,19 @@ Provides:       pattern-order() = 1020
 Provides:       pattern-visible()
 Provides:       patterns-openSUSE-base = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      patterns-openSUSE-base < %{version}
-# having root certifcates can be very useful
-Recommends:     ca-certificates-mozilla
-Requires:       cpio
-Requires:       duperemove
-Requires:       mozilla-nspr
-Requires:       mozilla-nss
-# Requires:       openssh
-Requires:       openssl
-# enable NFS installation for minimal
+Requires:       shadow
+Requires:       rpm
+Requires:       kbd
+Requires:       procps
+Requires:       which
+Requires:       util-linux
+Requires:       openSUSE-build-key
+Requires:       openssh
 Requires:       polkit
 Requires:       polkit-default-privs
-Requires:       w3m
-
-Recommends:     cronie
-Recommends:     checkmedia
-Recommends:     kdump
-Recommends:     libjpeg8
 # Recommend NTP at least until boo#936378 is fixed and YaST is not trying to configure a service that's not there
 Recommends:     ntp
-Recommends:     SuSEfirewall2
-
+Recommends:     ca-certificates-mozilla
 %ifarch ppc
 Recommends:     libbspe
 Recommends:     spu-tools