diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index 2065d8cb..ad8868a5 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun  4 13:10:30 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
+
+- Drop systemd's dependency on udev (jsc#PM-2677)
+
+  In some environments (i.e. containers) udev is usually not necessary
+  but pulls in unnecessary packages.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun  4 07:32:16 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/systemd-mini.spec b/systemd-mini.spec
index 95c84413..4312c772 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.spec
+++ b/systemd-mini.spec
@@ -125,11 +125,9 @@ Provides:       systemd = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       aaa_base >= 13.2
 Requires:       dbus-1 >= 1.4.0
 Requires:       kbd
-Requires:       kmod >= 15
 Requires:       netcfg >= 11.5
 Requires:       systemd-default-settings-branding
 Requires:       systemd-presets-branding
-Requires:       udev = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       util-linux >= 2.27.1
 Requires:       group(lock)
 # This Recommends because some symbols of libpcre2 are dlopen()ed by journalctl
@@ -272,6 +270,7 @@ This library provides several of the systemd C APIs:
 Summary:        A rule-based device node and kernel event manager
 License:        GPL-2.0-only
 URL:            http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html
+Requires:       kmod
 Requires:       system-group-hardware
 Requires:       group(kvm)
 Requires(post): sed
@@ -1205,6 +1204,7 @@ fi
 %exclude %{_unitdir}/systemd-udev*.*
 %exclude %{_unitdir}/*.target.wants/systemd-udev*.*
 %exclude %{_unitdir}/initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service
+%exclude %{_unitdir}/kmod-static-nodes.service
 %exclude %{_unitdir}/systemd-nspawn@.service
 %if %{with machined}
 %exclude %{_prefix}/lib/systemd/systemd-machined
@@ -1552,6 +1552,7 @@ fi
 %endif
 %dir %{_unitdir}
 %{_prefix}/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
+%{_unitdir}/kmod-static-nodes.service
 %{_unitdir}/systemd-udev*.service
 %{_unitdir}/systemd-udevd*.socket
 %{_unitdir}/initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 2065d8cb..ad8868a5 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun  4 13:10:30 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
+
+- Drop systemd's dependency on udev (jsc#PM-2677)
+
+  In some environments (i.e. containers) udev is usually not necessary
+  but pulls in unnecessary packages.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun  4 07:32:16 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index afe9955d..9f6fd59c 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -123,11 +123,9 @@ Provides:       systemd = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       aaa_base >= 13.2
 Requires:       dbus-1 >= 1.4.0
 Requires:       kbd
-Requires:       kmod >= 15
 Requires:       netcfg >= 11.5
 Requires:       systemd-default-settings-branding
 Requires:       systemd-presets-branding
-Requires:       udev = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       util-linux >= 2.27.1
 Requires:       group(lock)
 # This Recommends because some symbols of libpcre2 are dlopen()ed by journalctl
@@ -270,6 +268,7 @@ This library provides several of the systemd C APIs:
 Summary:        A rule-based device node and kernel event manager
 License:        GPL-2.0-only
 URL:            http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html
+Requires:       kmod
 Requires:       system-group-hardware
 Requires:       group(kvm)
 Requires(post): sed
@@ -1203,6 +1202,7 @@ fi
 %exclude %{_unitdir}/systemd-udev*.*
 %exclude %{_unitdir}/*.target.wants/systemd-udev*.*
 %exclude %{_unitdir}/initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service
+%exclude %{_unitdir}/kmod-static-nodes.service
 %exclude %{_unitdir}/systemd-nspawn@.service
 %if %{with machined}
 %exclude %{_prefix}/lib/systemd/systemd-machined
@@ -1550,6 +1550,7 @@ fi
 %endif
 %dir %{_unitdir}
 %{_prefix}/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
+%{_unitdir}/kmod-static-nodes.service
 %{_unitdir}/systemd-udev*.service
 %{_unitdir}/systemd-udevd*.socket
 %{_unitdir}/initrd-udevadm-cleanup-db.service