diff --git a/python-tornado.changes b/python-tornado.changes
index 96db277..24fd07b 100644
--- a/python-tornado.changes
+++ b/python-tornado.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct  2 16:05:54 UTC 2014 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Remove python-pycares BuildRequires since it is optional and
+  not in openSUSE:Factory
+  
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Oct  1 15:23:31 UTC 2014 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-tornado.spec b/python-tornado.spec
index 72e97fd..6258855 100644
--- a/python-tornado.spec
+++ b/python-tornado.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-backports.ssl_match_hostname
 BuildRequires:  python-futures
-BuildRequires:  python-pycares
 BuildRequires:  python-pycurl
 BuildRequires:  python-simplejson
 BuildRequires:  python-Twisted