diff --git a/expat.changes b/expat.changes
index 621952d..51df7df 100644
--- a/expat.changes
+++ b/expat.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan  3 13:08:57 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
+
+- Drop docbook2x dependency, the manpages are generated in
+  the upstream archive and this way we break buildcycle
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 11 11:32:10 UTC 2018 - pmonrealgonzalez@suse.com
 
diff --git a/expat.spec b/expat.spec
index 08b5fe4..49a9300 100644
--- a/expat.spec
+++ b/expat.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package expat
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
+# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
 
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Source0:        https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_%{unver
 Source3:        https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_%{unversion}/expat-%{version}.tar.bz2.asc
 Source1:        %{name}faq.html
 Source2:        baselibs.conf
-BuildRequires:  docbook2x
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig