diff --git a/python-rarfile.changes b/python-rarfile.changes
index 75c71cf..41d0e18 100644
--- a/python-rarfile.changes
+++ b/python-rarfile.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 22 06:44:49 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Do not BuildRequire unar: this seems unused during the build/test
+  phase.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jun 29 17:30:32 UTC 2024 - Luigi Baldoni <aloisio@gmx.com>
 
diff --git a/python-rarfile.spec b/python-rarfile.spec
index 8fde387..567f31c 100644
--- a/python-rarfile.spec
+++ b/python-rarfile.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ BuildRequires:  bsdtar
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  python3-Sphinx >= 1.3
-BuildRequires:  unar
 Requires:       bsdtar
 Recommends:     unar
 BuildArch:      noarch