diff --git a/usbview.changes b/usbview.changes
index 1ac7dfa..62c7496 100644
--- a/usbview.changes
+++ b/usbview.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 24 11:30:54 UTC 2022 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Drop polkit (Build)Requires: without a polkit pkexec file, we
+  also do not have to rely on polkit.
+- Pass --disable-polkit to configure instead of letting make
+  install copy a file which we later delete again.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 24 10:48:34 UTC 2022 - Marcus Meissner <meissner@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/usbview.spec b/usbview.spec
index 88196d1..74a210a 100644
--- a/usbview.spec
+++ b/usbview.spec
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ Source1:        %{name}.desktop
 BuildRequires:  ImageMagick
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  gtk3-devel
-BuildRequires:  polkit
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
-Requires:       polkit
 
 %description
 USBView is a GTK program that displays the topography of the devices
@@ -43,13 +41,10 @@ a device is working properly.
 
 %build
 sh autogen.sh
-%configure
+%configure --disable-polkit
 
 %install
 %make_install
-# not needed anymore
-rm %buildroot/%{_datadir}/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.pkexec.usbview.policy
-
 %suse_update_desktop_file -i %{name} System Monitor
 
 %files