diff --git a/nvme-cli.spec b/nvme-cli.spec
index e0172ae..bb2e2b5 100644
--- a/nvme-cli.spec
+++ b/nvme-cli.spec
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ URL:            https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli
 #Source0:        https://github.com/linux-nvme/%{name}/archive/%{commit0}.tar.gz
 Source0:        https://github.com/linux-nvme/%{name}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
 
-BuildRequires:  systemd-devel
-
 %description
 nvme-cli provides NVM-Express user space tooling for Linux.