diff --git a/python-gmpy2.changes b/python-gmpy2.changes
index 4094beb..76d314d 100644
--- a/python-gmpy2.changes
+++ b/python-gmpy2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr  7 21:06:58 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Remove unused build dependency on mpir (gmp was used anyway)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan  5 21:04:37 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-gmpy2.spec b/python-gmpy2.spec
index c2716a8..1e0d6f4 100644
--- a/python-gmpy2.spec
+++ b/python-gmpy2.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gmp-devel
-BuildRequires:  libmpir-devel
 BuildRequires:  mpc-devel
 BuildRequires:  mpfr-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros