diff --git a/bcache-tools.changes b/bcache-tools.changes
index 738d6a4..dee934b 100644
--- a/bcache-tools.changes
+++ b/bcache-tools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 18 14:59:41 UTC 2014 - meissner@suse.com
+
+- removed unnecessary openssl-devel buildrequires
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr  4 07:57:33 UTC 2014 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/bcache-tools.spec b/bcache-tools.spec
index 8759b36..affe2c3 100644
--- a/bcache-tools.spec
+++ b/bcache-tools.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Patch1:         0001-build-remove-inline-keyword-from-crc64.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  libblkid-devel
 BuildRequires:  libuuid-devel
-BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  xz