diff --git a/gnome-desktop3.spec b/gnome-desktop3.spec
index 4816845..bf5c5af 100644
--- a/gnome-desktop3.spec
+++ b/gnome-desktop3.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ BuildRequires: gettext
 BuildRequires: gtk-doc >= %{gtk_doc_version}
 BuildRequires: automake autoconf libtool intltool
 BuildRequires: itstool
-BuildRequires: git
 
 Requires: gdk-pixbuf2%{?_isa} >= %{gdk_pixbuf2_version}
 Requires: glib2%{?_isa} >= %{glib2_version}
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ The %{name}-tests package contains tests that can be used to verify
 the functionality of the installed %{name} package.
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -p1 -S git -n gnome-desktop-%{version}
+%autosetup -p1 -n gnome-desktop-%{version}
 
 %build
 %configure --enable-installed-tests