diff --git a/python-Sphinx.changes b/python-Sphinx.changes
index 94d365b..22cc6e2 100644
--- a/python-Sphinx.changes
+++ b/python-Sphinx.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Dec  1 19:19:50 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- remove setuptools requires
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep 14 10:17:06 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Sphinx.spec b/python-Sphinx.spec
index 76b6b53..1acc5d3 100644
--- a/python-Sphinx.spec
+++ b/python-Sphinx.spec
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Source99:       python-Sphinx.keyring
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module flit-core}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ Requires:       python-docutils >= 0.12
 Requires:       python-imagesize
 Requires:       python-packaging
 Requires:       python-requests >= 2.5.0
-Requires:       python-setuptools
 Requires:       python-snowballstemmer >= 1.1
 Requires:       python-sphinx_rtd_theme
 Requires:       python-sphinxcontrib-applehelp