diff --git a/dpkg.spec b/dpkg.spec
index 855be41..188d71c 100644
--- a/dpkg.spec
+++ b/dpkg.spec
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ Requires: binutils
 Requires: bzip2
 Requires: lzma
 Requires: xz
-#https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1678637
-Requires: perl(MIME::Lite)
 # dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE relies on cc -dumpmachine
 Requires:  gcc
 Obsoletes: dpkg-devel < 1.16
@@ -470,6 +468,9 @@ make VERBOSE=1 TESTSUITEFLAGS=--verbose \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 14 2021 Sérgio Basto <sergio@serjux.com>
+- Drop requirement of perl(MIME::Lite)
+
 * Mon May 10 2021 Sérgio Basto <sergio@serjux.com> - 1.20.9-1
 - Update to 1.20.9 (#1949336)
 - flex is not required anymore, doxygen is only needed if you call make doc