diff --git a/automake-1.12.patch b/automake-1.12.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 04d4bff..0000000
--- a/automake-1.12.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Index: findutils-4.5.10/configure.ac
-===================================================================
---- findutils-4.5.10.orig/configure.ac
-+++ findutils-4.5.10/configure.ac
-@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ AC_PROG_CPP
- dnl for gnulib
- gl_EARLY
- 
--AM_C_PROTOTYPES
--
- AC_PROG_INSTALL
- AC_PROG_RANLIB
- dnl AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
diff --git a/findutils.changes b/findutils.changes
index d54bdbb..8d0da0b 100644
--- a/findutils.changes
+++ b/findutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May 30 17:13:20 UTC 2012 - sweet_f_a@gmx.de
+
+- remove useless automake dependency, it was needed for selinux.patch
+  which has been removed since findutils 4.5.10
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 29 11:29:27 UTC 2012 - puzel@suse.com
 
diff --git a/findutils.spec b/findutils.spec
index 387ac85..28eb240 100644
--- a/findutils.spec
+++ b/findutils.spec
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ Patch1:         findutils-4.4.2-xautofs.patch
 Patch2:         findutils-4.4.2-updatedb.patch
 Patch3:         findutils-4.5.10-prune_unknown.patch
 Patch4:         findutils-4.5.10-updatedb_ignore_nfsv4.patch
-Patch5:         automake-1.12.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
-BuildRequires:  automake
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1100
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
 %endif
@@ -83,10 +81,8 @@ switching on the computer.
 %patch2
 %patch3
 %patch4
-%patch5 -p1
 
 %build
-autoreconf
 %ifarch %arm armv5tel armv7l armv7el armv5el
 # this is a workaround for a qemu-user bug, we hit. A qemu patch is being discussed, but for now ...
 export DEFAULT_ARG_SIZE="(31u * 1024u)"