diff --git a/readline.changes b/readline.changes
index 3a16b29..c410a4e 100644
--- a/readline.changes
+++ b/readline.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 16 12:27:18 UTC 2018 - werner@suse.de
+
+- Avoid self Provides/Obsoletes
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar 16 10:36:35 UTC 2018 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/readline.spec b/readline.spec
index c425cbb..043c22e 100644
--- a/readline.spec
+++ b/readline.spec
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ Summary:        Include Files and Libraries mandatory for Development
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Requires:       libreadline7 = %{version}
 Requires:       ncurses-devel
-Provides:       readline-devel = %{version}
-Obsoletes:      readline-devel <= %{version}
 Recommends:     readline-doc = %{version}
 
 %description devel
@@ -84,8 +82,6 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Requires:       ncurses-devel
 Requires:       readline-devel = %{version}
 Recommends:     readline-doc = %{version}
-Provides:       readline-devel-static = %{version}
-Obsoletes:      readline-devel-static <= %{version}
 #
 
 %description devel-static
@@ -95,9 +91,7 @@ to develop applications that require these.
 %package doc
 Summary:        Documentation how to Use and Program with the Readline Library
 Group:          System/Libraries
-Provides:       readline-doc = %{version}
 Provides:       readline:%{_infodir}/readline.info.gz
-Obsoletes:      readline-doc <= %{version}
 PreReq:         %install_info_prereq
 BuildArch:      noarch