diff --git a/libevent.changes b/libevent.changes
index 8bdbba4..aa8b818 100644
--- a/libevent.changes
+++ b/libevent.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  9 08:18:41 UTC 2021 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Drop insserv_prereq and fillup_prereq macros: there are no
+  pre-scripts that would justify these dependencies.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul 28 23:30:12 UTC 2020 - David Disseldorp <ddiss@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/libevent.spec b/libevent.spec
index c936716..8a68642 100644
--- a/libevent.spec
+++ b/libevent.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libevent
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1220
-Requires(pre):  %fillup_prereq
-Requires(pre):  %insserv_prereq
-%endif
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description