diff --git a/emptyepsilon.spec b/emptyepsilon.spec
index 5759074..7a6bf26 100644
--- a/emptyepsilon.spec
+++ b/emptyepsilon.spec
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ BuildRequires:  glm-devel
 BuildRequires:  hicolor-icon-theme
 BuildRequires:  sfml2-devel
 BuildRequires:  xorg-x11
-BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-devel
 %if 0%{?sle_version:1}
 # if sle_version is defined, this is not tumbleweed
 BuildRequires:  gcc10 gcc10-c++
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ Each officer fills a unique role: Captain, Helms, Weapons, Relay, Science, and E
 cd $RPM_SOURCE_DIR
 tar xf SeriousProton-%{version}.tar.gz
 tar xf EmptyEpsilon-%{version}.tar.gz
+find -name .gitignore | xargs rm
 patch -p0 < use_bundled_basis_universal.patch
 patch -p0 < use_bundled_meshoptimizer.patch
 patch -p0 < fix_unique_ptr_in_namespace_std_does_not_name_a_template_type.patch