diff --git a/libvhdi.spec b/libvhdi.spec
index 2d27e47..a497b20 100644
--- a/libvhdi.spec
+++ b/libvhdi.spec
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ Source3:        %name.keyring
 Source8:        Virtual_Hard_Disk_VHD_image_format.pdf
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  c_compiler
-BuildRequires:  gettext-tools >= 0.21
-BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libbfio) >= 20221025
@@ -108,9 +106,7 @@ applications that want to make use of libvhdi.
 cp %_sourcedir/*.pdf .
 
 %build
-autoreconf -fi
 %{python_expand #
-# see libcdata for version-sc
 echo "V_%version { global: *; };" >v.sym
 %configure --disable-static --enable-wide-character-type \
 	--enable-python PYTHON_VERSION="%{$python_bin_suffix}" \