diff --git a/nano.spec.in b/nano.spec.in
index 0841532479fd5663008af47a1e36569dfe0587b7..db53682cfbc99a162ab5a88f12ed38dbd05f15dd 100644
--- a/nano.spec.in
+++ b/nano.spec.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Group		: Applications/Editors
 URL		: http://www.nano-editor.org/
 Source		: http://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v2.0/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot	: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
-BuildRequires	: autoconf, automake, gettext-devel, groff, ncurses-devel, texinfo
+BuildRequires	: autoconf, automake, gettext-devel, ncurses-devel
 
 %description
 GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor.  It aims to emulate the