diff --git a/qemu.changes b/qemu.changes
index 9e1585ca..15654f18 100644
--- a/qemu.changes
+++ b/qemu.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 24 17:17:47 UTC 2020 - Bruce Rogers <brogers@suse.com>
+
+- Fix some spec file 'Requires' statements to be accurate to the
+  new model of relying on system-user-qemu and system-group-kvm to
+  provide the needed users and groups
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 19 18:43:48 UTC 2020 - Milan Savić <milsav92@outlook.com>
 
diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index 167b03c6..493e6ac8 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -388,10 +388,9 @@ BuildRequires:  qemu-ui-spice-app = %{qemuver}
 BuildRequires:  qemu-vgabios = %{sbver}
 BuildRequires:  qemu-x86    = %{qemuver}
 %endif
-Requires(pre):  group(kvm)
-Requires(pre):  group(qemu)
-Requires(pre):  shadow
-Requires(pre):  user(qemu)
+Requires:       group(kvm)
+Requires:       group(qemu)
+Requires:       user(qemu)
 Requires(post): coreutils
 %if %{kvm_available}
 Requires(post): acl
@@ -774,9 +773,8 @@ Group:          System/Emulators/PC
 Version:        %{qemuver}
 Release:        0
 Provides:       %name:%_libexecdir/qemu-bridge-helper
-Requires(pre):  group(kvm)
 Requires(pre):  permissions
-Requires(pre):  shadow
+Requires:       group(kvm)
 Recommends:     multipath-tools
 Recommends:     qemu-block-curl
 %if 0%{?with_rbd}
@@ -793,8 +791,7 @@ Group:          System/Emulators/PC
 Version:        %{qemuver}
 Release:        0
 Provides:       %name:%_bindir/qemu-ga
-Requires(pre):  group(kvm)
-Requires(pre):  shadow
+Requires:       group(kvm)
 Requires(post): udev
 Supplements:    modalias(acpi*:QEMU0002%3A*)
 Supplements:    modalias(pci:v0000FFFDd00000101sv*sd*bc*sc*i*)
diff --git a/qemu.spec.in b/qemu.spec.in
index 9aa7d584..70c7ebf7 100644
--- a/qemu.spec.in
+++ b/qemu.spec.in
@@ -314,10 +314,9 @@ BuildRequires:  qemu-ui-spice-app = %{qemuver}
 BuildRequires:  qemu-vgabios = %{sbver}
 BuildRequires:  qemu-x86    = %{qemuver}
 %endif
-Requires(pre):  group(kvm)
-Requires(pre):  group(qemu)
-Requires(pre):  shadow
-Requires(pre):  user(qemu)
+Requires:       group(kvm)
+Requires:       group(qemu)
+Requires:       user(qemu)
 Requires(post): coreutils
 %if %{kvm_available}
 Requires(post): acl
@@ -700,9 +699,8 @@ Group:          System/Emulators/PC
 Version:        %{qemuver}
 Release:        0
 Provides:       %name:%_libexecdir/qemu-bridge-helper
-Requires(pre):  group(kvm)
 Requires(pre):  permissions
-Requires(pre):  shadow
+Requires:       group(kvm)
 Recommends:     multipath-tools
 Recommends:     qemu-block-curl
 %if 0%{?with_rbd}
@@ -719,8 +717,7 @@ Group:          System/Emulators/PC
 Version:        %{qemuver}
 Release:        0
 Provides:       %name:%_bindir/qemu-ga
-Requires(pre):  group(kvm)
-Requires(pre):  shadow
+Requires:       group(kvm)
 Requires(post): udev
 Supplements:    modalias(acpi*:QEMU0002%3A*)
 Supplements:    modalias(pci:v0000FFFDd00000101sv*sd*bc*sc*i*)