diff --git a/python-Mathics.changes b/python-Mathics.changes
index eeb1e9a..aa7bda1 100644
--- a/python-Mathics.changes
+++ b/python-Mathics.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 19 12:47:11 UTC 2022 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- does not require python-six
+  https://trello.com/c/MO53MocR/143-remove-python3-six
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 10 19:32:00 UTC 2022 - Atri Bhattacharya <badshah400@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Mathics.spec b/python-Mathics.spec
index 9b122a6..96f4103 100644
--- a/python-Mathics.spec
+++ b/python-Mathics.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package python-Mathics
+# spec file
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pexpect}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module python-dateutil}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module six >= 1.10}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module sympy >= 1.10.1}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ Requires:       python-mpmath >= 0.19
 Requires:       python-palettable
 Requires:       python-python-dateutil
 Requires:       python-recordclass
-Requires:       python-six >= 1.10
 Requires:       python-sympy >= 1.10.1
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun):update-alternatives