diff --git a/mvapich2.changes b/mvapich2.changes
index 9b3df4f..1411fb1 100644
--- a/mvapich2.changes
+++ b/mvapich2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Sep 28 07:20:18 UTC 2021 - Nicolas Morey-Chaisemartin <nmoreychaisemartin@suse.com>
+
+- Remove obsolete python dependency (bsc#1190996)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 18 08:08:52 UTC 2021 - Nicolas Morey-Chaisemartin <nmoreychaisemartin@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/mvapich2.spec b/mvapich2.spec
index fdea44f..44b876c 100644
--- a/mvapich2.spec
+++ b/mvapich2.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package mvapich2
+# spec file
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ BuildRequires:  libnuma-devel
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  libtool
-BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  sysfsutils
 %if %{without hpc}
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++