diff --git a/barrier.spec b/barrier.spec
index d152eb50..55db5f16 100644
--- a/barrier.spec
+++ b/barrier.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ License: GPLv2
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 
 # at least for CentOS-7 and CentOS-6
-BuildRequires: git cmake3 make gcc gcc-c++ curl-devel  openssl-devel
+BuildRequires: cmake3 make gcc gcc-c++ curl-devel  openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: qt5-qtbase-devel
 BuildRequires: avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel
 BuildREquires: libXtst-devel libXinerama-devel libICE-devel libXrandr-devel
diff --git a/dist/rpm/barrier.spec.in b/dist/rpm/barrier.spec.in
index 8cf82ad3..b47c3fa2 100644
--- a/dist/rpm/barrier.spec.in
+++ b/dist/rpm/barrier.spec.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ License: GPLv2
 Release: @BARRIER_BUILD_NUMBER@%{?dist}
 
 # at least for CentOS-7 and CentOS-6
-BuildRequires: git cmake3 make gcc gcc-c++ curl-devel  openssl-devel
+BuildRequires: cmake3 make gcc gcc-c++ curl-devel  openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: qt5-qtbase-devel
 BuildRequires: avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel
 BuildREquires: libXtst-devel libXinerama-devel libICE-devel libXrandr-devel