diff --git a/python-cassandra-driver.changes b/python-cassandra-driver.changes
index a2e34ca..d268a68 100644
--- a/python-cassandra-driver.changes
+++ b/python-cassandra-driver.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 17 09:58:20 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- remove blist dependency 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar  5 13:19:07 UTC 2021 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-cassandra-driver.spec b/python-cassandra-driver.spec
index 53b7caa..7d8c5e7 100644
--- a/python-cassandra-driver.spec
+++ b/python-cassandra-driver.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-cassandra-driver
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  libev-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-Cython
-Requires:       python-blist
 Requires:       python-geomet >= 0.1
 Requires:       python-six >= 1.9
 Recommends:     python-Twisted