diff --git a/gnome-desktop3.spec b/gnome-desktop3.spec
index 9f179ca..9a69efa 100644
--- a/gnome-desktop3.spec
+++ b/gnome-desktop3.spec
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ License: LGPLv2+
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Requires: %name = %{version}-%{release}
 
-Requires: gtk3-devel >= %{gtk3_version}
-Requires: glib2-devel >= %{glib2_version}
-Requires: startup-notification-devel >= %{startup_notification_version}
-
 %description devel
 Libraries and header files for the GNOME-internal private library
 libgnomedesktop.