diff --git a/python-setuptools.changes b/python-setuptools.changes
index c70d54b..f29c66e 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov  6 15:00:11 UTC 2025 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
+
+- Remove python-rpm-packaging from BuildRequires on SLE-15
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 27 11:27:05 UTC 2025 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index ce50c37..057a45e 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ Patch0:         sort-for-reproducibility.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.9}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-packaging
+%endif
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %if %{with test}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module build}