diff --git a/fish.spec.in b/fish.spec.in
index 40d894453..5942ca2a2 100644
--- a/fish.spec.in
+++ b/fish.spec.in
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ BuildRequires: cmake pcre2-devel
 
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 BuildRequires: update-desktop-files
-# for tput etc
-Requires: ncurses-utils
 %endif
 
 # for tests