diff --git a/texlive.changes b/texlive.changes
index 253e1cc..c0c471d 100644
--- a/texlive.changes
+++ b/texlive.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  6 15:14:53 UTC 2018 - meissner@suse.com
+
+- drop freetype-devel buildrequires, we use freetype2 here.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 29 14:41:24 UTC 2018 - sndirsch@suse.com
 
diff --git a/texlive.spec b/texlive.spec
index 84c1c95..aea8494 100644
--- a/texlive.spec
+++ b/texlive.spec
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  fftw3-devel
 BuildRequires:  flex
 BuildRequires:  freeglut-devel
-BuildRequires:  freetype-devel
 BuildRequires:  freetype2-devel
 BuildRequires:  gc-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -3559,10 +3558,8 @@ fi
 	    --with-system-libpng		\
 	    --with-system-pnglib		\
 	    --with-system-gd			\
-	    --with-system-freetype		\
 	    --with-system-zziplib		\
 	    --with-system-libgs			\
-	    --with-freetype-includes=/usr/include/freetype \
 	    --with-system-freetype2		\
 	    --with-freetype2-includes=/usr/include/freetype2 \
 	    --with-system-cairo			\