diff --git a/rpm/qtbase.spec b/rpm/qtbase.spec
index 2bbb9e0315..3354d1dc12 100644
--- a/rpm/qtbase.spec
+++ b/rpm/qtbase.spec
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pam-devel
 BuildRequires:  readline-devel
 BuildRequires:  sharutils
 #BuildRequires:  gdb
-BuildRequires:  python
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(fontconfig)
 
 %description