diff --git a/libtool.changes b/libtool.changes
index 985e0a4..a47105b 100644
--- a/libtool.changes
+++ b/libtool.changes
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
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-Fri May  7 16:17:08 UTC 2010 - pth@novell.com
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-- Libtool needs tar so add it as Requires (bnc#526298).
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 Sun Dec 13 15:35:32 CET 2009 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/libtool.spec b/libtool.spec
index 3ecac86..4a09655 100644
--- a/libtool.spec
+++ b/libtool.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 Name:           libtool
 BuildRequires:  lzma zlib-devel
-Requires:       /usr/bin/tar
 License:        GPLv2+
 Group:          Development/Tools/Building
 Summary:        A Tool to Build Shared Libraries