diff --git a/slade.changes b/slade.changes
index e25b634..b1cd78e 100644
--- a/slade.changes
+++ b/slade.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Nov 22 21:41:25 CET 2025 - Stanislav Brabec <sbrabec@suse.com>
+
+- Remove unused BuildRequires: update-desktop-files.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 21 09:18:21 UTC 2025 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/slade.spec b/slade.spec
index 314cb7e..01e8bfb 100644
--- a/slade.spec
+++ b/slade.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ BuildRequires:  freeimage-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++ >= 8
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  strip-nondeterminism
-BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  wxGTK3-devel >= 3.1.6
 BuildRequires:  zip
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(fluidsynth)