diff --git a/ruby.changes b/ruby.changes
index 3c5d5a2..27a319f 100644
--- a/ruby.changes
+++ b/ruby.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 10 11:20:16 UTC 2014 - kkaempf@suse.com
+
+- Don't require rpm-with-ruby-provide-hook on SLE11.
+  It's not a runtime requirement but a build-time requirement for
+  rubygems in SLE11. Buildservice will take care of that.
+
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 Fri Feb  7 12:05:32 UTC 2014 - coolo@suse.com
 
-- reintroduce update-alternatives for rake,rdoc and ri as those
+- reintroduce update-alternatives for rake, rdoc and ri as those
   can come from more uptodate gems
 
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diff --git a/ruby.spec b/ruby.spec
index 1389653..95e8101 100644
--- a/ruby.spec
+++ b/ruby.spec
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ Provides:       ruby(abi) = %{rb_ver}
 
 Provides:       ruby-common = %{rpm_macros_version}
 Obsoletes:      ruby-common < %{rpm_macros_version}
-%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1140
-# we need a patched rpm
-Requires:       rpm-with-ruby-provide-hook
-%endif
 Provides:       ruby21
 Conflicts:      ruby18
 Conflicts:      ruby19