diff --git a/python-ipywidgets.spec b/python-ipywidgets.spec
index c9be8ce..cdf6dd2 100644
--- a/python-ipywidgets.spec
+++ b/python-ipywidgets.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  unzip
 Requires:       python-ipykernel >= 4.5.1
 Requires:       python-ipython >= 6.1.0
-Requires:       python-ipython_genutils >= 0.2
 Requires:       python-traitlets >= 4.3.1
 Requires:       (python-jupyterlab_widgets >= 3.0.7 with python-jupyterlab_widgets < 4)
 Requires:       (python-widgetsnbextension >= 4.0.7 with python-widgetsnbextension < 5)
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 # SECTION test requirements
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module ipykernel >= 4.5.1}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module ipython >= 6.1.0}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module ipython_genutils >= 0.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module jsonschema}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module jupyterlab_widgets >= 3.0.7 with %python-jupyterlab_widgets < 4}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest >= 3.6.0}