diff --git a/jmock.spec b/jmock.spec
index faaadbd..e2534ae 100644
--- a/jmock.spec
+++ b/jmock.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:          jmock
 Version:       2.8.2
-Release:       8%{?dist}
+Release:       9%{?dist}
 Summary:       Java library for testing code with mock objects
 License:       BSD
 Url:           http://www.jmock.org/
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ BuildRequires: mvn(org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin)
 BuildRequires: mvn(org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library)
 BuildRequires: mvn(org.objenesis:objenesis)
 BuildRequires: mvn(org.ow2.asm:asm)
-BuildRequires: mvn(org.sonatype.oss:oss-parent:pom:)
 
 BuildArch:     noarch
 
@@ -79,6 +78,9 @@ This package contains javadoc for %{name}.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-library-%{namedversion}
 
+# remove unnecessary dependency on parent POM
+%pom_remove_parent
+
 %pom_remove_plugin :nexus-staging-maven-plugin
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-javadoc-plugin
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-source-plugin
@@ -106,7 +108,6 @@ sed -i "s|%classpath|$(build-classpath objectweb-asm/asm)|" %{name}/pom.xml
 rm jmock-legacy/src/test/java/org/jmock/test/acceptance/MockeryFinalizationAcceptanceTests.java
 
 %build
-
 %mvn_build -s
 
 %install
@@ -131,6 +132,9 @@ rm jmock-legacy/src/test/java/org/jmock/test/acceptance/MockeryFinalizationAccep
 %license LICENSE.txt
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 19 2019 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.8.2-9
+- Remove unnecessary dependency on parent POM.
+
 * Thu Jul 25 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.8.2-8
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild