diff --git a/python3-sip.changes b/python3-sip.changes
index 789c141..b6901f0 100644
--- a/python3-sip.changes
+++ b/python3-sip.changes
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ Sun Dec  9 13:44:20 UTC 2012 - lbeltrame@kde.org
   - sip.voidptr() will now accept any object that implements the buffer
     protocol.
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 22 14:18:55 UTC 2012 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Removed openSUSE 11.4 spec file workarounds
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 29 09:55:09 UTC 2012 - dmueller@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python3-sip.spec b/python3-sip.spec
index 01e37f7..6613264 100644
--- a/python3-sip.spec
+++ b/python3-sip.spec
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
-
 %global py3_incdir %(python3 -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(distutils.sysconfig.get_python_inc(True))" 2>/dev/null || echo PYTHON-NOT-FOUND)
-%global python3_sitearch %(python3 -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(True))" 2>/dev/null || echo PYTHON-NOT-FOUND)
-%global py3_ver %(python3 -c "import sys; v=sys.version_info[:2]; print('%%d.%%d'%%v)" 2>/dev/null || echo PYTHON-NOT-FOUND)
-%global py3_abi %(python3-config --abiflags)
-
 %define rversion %{version}
 %define python_sip_api 9.1
 
@@ -37,15 +32,10 @@ Patch0:         disable-rpaths.diff
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE build-compare.diff cmorve69@yahoo.es -- Fix build-compare
 Patch1:         build-compare.diff
 BuildRequires:  c++_compiler
-BuildRequires:  python3
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 Provides:       python3-sip(api) = %python_sip_api
 Requires(pre):  python3
-Requires:       python3
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1140
 Requires(pre):  python3-base
-Requires:       python3-base
-%endif
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
@@ -81,7 +71,7 @@ own sip bindings.
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 # Link against libpython (fixes bnc#756282 and bnc#721280)
-python3 configure.py --debug CFLAGS+="%{optflags}" CXXFLAGS+="%{optflags}" LIBS+="-lpython%{py3_ver}%{py3_abi}"
+python3 configure.py --debug CFLAGS+="%{optflags}" CXXFLAGS+="%{optflags}" LIBS+="-lpython%{py3_ver}%{py3_abiflags}"
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 sip_major=$(grep "define SIP_API_MAJOR_NR" siplib/sip.h.in | awk '{print $3}')