diff --git a/alacarte.spec b/alacarte.spec
index 326dbc1..d8fdddb 100644
--- a/alacarte.spec
+++ b/alacarte.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires: 	desktop-file-utils 
-Requires:       python-abi = %(%{__python} -c "import sys ; print sys.version[:3]")
 Requires: 	pyxdg >= 0.14
 Requires: 	pygtk2, gnome-python2-gconf 
 Obsoletes:      smeg