diff --git a/regexp.spec b/regexp.spec
index a6a0ff4..dde46b9 100644
--- a/regexp.spec
+++ b/regexp.spec
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/Java
 Url:            http://jakarta.apache.org/%{name}/
 Source0:        http://www.apache.org/dist/jakarta/regexp/jakarta-regexp-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  ant
-# XXX the next line forces beehive to play nice
-BuildRequires:  xerces-j2, xml-commons-apis
 BuildRequires:  jpackage-utils >= 0:1.5
 Buildarch:      noarch
 Buildroot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot