diff --git a/ant.spec b/ant.spec
index a233891..9ffb262 100644
--- a/ant.spec
+++ b/ant.spec
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ Requires:       jpackage-utils >= 0:1.5
 BuildRequires:  jaxp_parser_impl
 BuildRequires:  jpackage-utils >= 0:1.5
 BuildRequires:  java-devel
-# XXX the next line forces beehive to play nice
-BuildRequires:  xerces-j2, xml-commons-apis
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-buildroot
 Obsoletes:	ant-optional ant-optional-full