diff --git a/python-typeguard.changes b/python-typeguard.changes
index 9616744..f710c02 100644
--- a/python-typeguard.changes
+++ b/python-typeguard.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar  4 09:14:50 UTC 2025 - Nico Krapp <nico.krapp@suse.com>
+
+- drop unneeded dependency
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 28 09:51:28 UTC 2025 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-typeguard.spec b/python-typeguard.spec
index 7dec988..2271d5b 100644
--- a/python-typeguard.spec
+++ b/python-typeguard.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildArch:      noarch
-Requires:       python-importlib-metadata >= 3.6
 Requires:       python-typing-extensions >= 4.10.0
 %python_subpackages