diff --git a/kiten.changes b/kiten.changes
index a0d0de3..7b57839 100644
--- a/kiten.changes
+++ b/kiten.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr 17 08:38:02 UTC 2012 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- reduce buildrequires
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Mar 31 11:07:27 UTC 2012 - wstephenson@suse.com
 
diff --git a/kiten.spec b/kiten.spec
index 7b21eef..abb8c45 100644
--- a/kiten.spec
+++ b/kiten.spec
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ BuildRequires:  boost-devel
 BuildRequires:  freeglut-devel
 BuildRequires:  gsl-devel
 BuildRequires:  kdebase4-workspace-devel
-BuildRequires:  libcfitsio-devel
 BuildRequires:  libeigen2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libgmm++-devel
-BuildRequires:  libindi-devel
 BuildRequires:  libkdeedu4-devel
 BuildRequires:  libopenbabel-devel
 BuildRequires:  libqalculate-devel
@@ -32,15 +30,6 @@ BuildRequires:  libspectre-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-qt4-devel
 BuildRequires:  readline-devel
 BuildRequires:  xz
-%if 0%{?sles_version} == 0
-BuildRequires:  glew-devel
-BuildRequires:  python
-BuildRequires:  python-devel
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1120
-BuildRequires:  avogadro-devel
-%endif
-%py_requires
-%endif
 
 # currently in DOESNOTBUILD (2008-07-03)
 %ifnarch ppc ppc64 s390 s390x