diff --git a/python-matplotlib.changes b/python-matplotlib.changes
index 89ff68c..237b821 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.changes
+++ b/python-matplotlib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 11 11:40:06 UTC 2022 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
+
+- Remove also setuptools_scm_git_archive dependency as it's suggested in the
+  release post
+  https://discourse.matplotlib.org/t/matplotlib-announce-amm-matplotlib-3-5-3/23046
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 11 11:19:52 UTC 2022 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-matplotlib.spec b/python-matplotlib.spec
index fc192f5..0053272 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python-matplotlib.spec
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module packaging >= 20.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pyparsing > 2.2.1}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytz}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools_scm_git_archive}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools_scm}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  c++_compiler
@@ -251,6 +250,7 @@ sed -i '/"certifi>=.*"/ d' setup.py
 # To make it work with setuptools_scm >= 7
 # https://discourse.matplotlib.org/t/matplotlib-announce-amm-matplotlib-3-5-3/23046
 sed -i 's/setuptools_scm>=4,<7/setuptools_scm>=4/' setup.py
+sed -i '/"setuptools_scm_git_archive"/ d' setup.py
 
 %build
 %if !%{with test}