diff --git a/insighttoolkit.spec b/insighttoolkit.spec
index 9ad5036..3d26051 100644
--- a/insighttoolkit.spec
+++ b/insighttoolkit.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libjpeg-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpng-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtiff-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-vtk
+#BuildRequires:  python-vtk
 BuildRequires:  sed
 BuildRequires:  swig
 BuildRequires:  vtk-devel