diff --git a/slurm.spec.in b/slurm.spec.in
index fc2e252fef69b54ea3e598c48f495fd1fb1437da..90ff263410af328b081179d0d7e413f19470a7ed 100644
--- a/slurm.spec.in
+++ b/slurm.spec.in
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ Requires: slurm
 %package doc
 Summary: Extra documentation for SLURM.
 Group: Documentation
-BuildRequires: 
 
 %package auth-none
 Summary: SLURM auth NULL implementation (no authentication)