diff --git a/FreeCAD.spec b/FreeCAD.spec
index 8a62b6a..7461a93 100644
--- a/FreeCAD.spec
+++ b/FreeCAD.spec
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ BuildRequires:  Coin-devel
 #BuildRequires:  SoQt-devel
 #BuildRequires:  libmed-devel # needed for FEM module, but requires older hdf5 lib
 # we use upstream OpenCASCADE instead of oce atm
-BuildRequires:  hdf5-1_8-devel
-BuildRequires:  hdf5-1_8-openmpi-devel
+#BuildRequires:  hdf5-1_8-devel
+#BuildRequires:  hdf5-1_8-openmpi-devel
 BuildRequires:  occt-devel
 BuildRequires:  vtk-devel
 BuildRequires:  vtk-java