diff --git a/fontpackages.spec b/fontpackages.spec
index ac71143..2babdcb 100644
--- a/fontpackages.spec
+++ b/fontpackages.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:    fontpackages
 Version: 1.19
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 Summary: Common directory and macro definitions used by font packages
 
 Group:     Development/System
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ License:   LGPLv3+
 URL:       http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/fontpackages/
 Source0:   http://fedorahosted.org/releases/f/o/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 
-BuildArch:     noarch
-BuildRoot:     %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
-BuildRequires: rpm-build > 4.6.0-3
+BuildArch: noarch
+BuildRoot: %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 
 
 %description
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ and other materials used to create font packages.
 
 %package filesystem
 Summary: Directories used by font packages
-Group:   Development/System
 License: Public Domain
 
 %description filesystem
@@ -36,11 +34,9 @@ including the correct permissions for the directories.
 
 %package devel
 Summary: Templates and macros used to create font packages
-Group:   Development/System
 
 Requires: rpmdevtools, %{name}-filesystem = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: fontconfig > 2.6.97-2.g945d6a4
-Requires: rpm-build > 4.6.0-3
+Requires: fontconfig
 
 %description devel
 This package contains spec templates, rpm macros and other materials used to
@@ -104,6 +100,8 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 
 %changelog
 * Mon Feb 16 2009 Nicolas Mailhot <nim at fedoraproject dot org>
+- 1.19-3
+— remove workaround and explicit version checks
 - 1.19-2
 — workaround the fact koji is not ready yet
 - 1.19-1