diff --git a/python3-pip.spec b/python3-pip.spec
index b157345..452040d 100644
--- a/python3-pip.spec
+++ b/python3-pip.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python3-pip
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -25,13 +25,10 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pip/pip-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
-#please do not remove, needed for openSUSE <= 12.2
-BuildRequires:  python3
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-distribute
-Requires:       python3
-Requires:       python3-distribute
 BuildArch:      noarch
+Requires:       python3-distribute
 
 %description
 Pip is a replacement for easy_install. It uses mostly the same techniques for