diff --git a/python-mailmanclient.spec b/python-mailmanclient.spec
index 9e98c09..504a043 100644
--- a/python-mailmanclient.spec
+++ b/python-mailmanclient.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ License:        LGPL-3.0-only
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://www.list.org/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/m/mailmanclient/mailmanclient-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros