diff --git a/alacarte.spec b/alacarte.spec
index d8fdddb..c007cd2 100644
--- a/alacarte.spec
+++ b/alacarte.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires: 	desktop-file-utils 
 Requires: 	pyxdg >= 0.14
 Requires: 	pygtk2, gnome-python2-gconf 
 Obsoletes:      smeg