diff --git a/python-notebook.spec b/python-notebook.spec
index 9ead405..c97bac3 100644
--- a/python-notebook.spec
+++ b/python-notebook.spec
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ Requires:       python-pyzmq >= 17
 Requires:       python-terminado >= 0.8.3
 Requires:       python-tornado >= 6.1
 Requires:       python-traitlets >= 4.2.1
-Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun):update-alternatives
 Recommends:     python-ipywidgets
 Suggests:       %{name}-latex
 Provides:       python-jupyter_notebook = %{version}