diff --git a/python-PyMuPDF.changes b/python-PyMuPDF.changes
index 4cb74ef..e495176 100644
--- a/python-PyMuPDF.changes
+++ b/python-PyMuPDF.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar  7 17:21:40 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Drop BuildRequires mupdf-devel-static, this is not used
+  and the build always relies on the bundled copy.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar  6 21:22:33 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/python-PyMuPDF.spec b/python-PyMuPDF.spec
index b06c34a..2fcfad6 100644
--- a/python-PyMuPDF.spec
+++ b/python-PyMuPDF.spec
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  jbig2dec-devel
-BuildRequires:  mupdf-devel-static >= 1.20.3
 BuildRequires:  openSUSE-release
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -47,6 +46,8 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libjpeg)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libopenjp2)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpng16)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zlib)
+Provides:       bundled(mupdf) = %version
+# mupdf has bundled() on its own, too, so kinda bad
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description