diff --git a/python-pyOpenSSL.changes b/python-pyOpenSSL.changes
index ab87340..77ecb95 100644
--- a/python-pyOpenSSL.changes
+++ b/python-pyOpenSSL.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May 31 09:44:00 UTC 2022 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Remove BuildRequires on openssl, it's pulled in by cryptography. 
+
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 Fri Feb  4 23:21:43 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-pyOpenSSL.spec b/python-pyOpenSSL.spec
index 1b1026f..69c908f 100644
--- a/python-pyOpenSSL.spec
+++ b/python-pyOpenSSL.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ Patch0:         skip-networked-test.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module cffi}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-BuildRequires:  openssl
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 %if %{with test}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module cryptography >= 35}