diff --git a/zbar.spec b/zbar.spec
index 628c5d1..ca57127 100644
--- a/zbar.spec
+++ b/zbar.spec
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ Code 93, Code 39, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, QR Code and SQ Code.
 
 %package devel
 Summary: Bar code library extra development files
-Requires: pkgconfig
 Requires: %{name}-libs%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description devel
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ applications based on GTK+-2.0.
 Summary: Bar code reader GTK widget extra development files
 Requires: %{name}-devel%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: %{name}-gtk%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: pkgconfig
 
 %description gtk-devel
 This package contains header files and additional libraries used for
@@ -89,7 +87,6 @@ applications based on Qt4.
 Summary: Bar code reader Qt widget extra development files
 Requires: %{name}-devel%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: %{name}-qt%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: pkgconfig
 
 %description qt-devel
 This package contains header files and additional libraries used for
@@ -110,7 +107,6 @@ python applications that work with images.
 Summary: Bar code reader Java library
 Requires: %{name}-devel%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: %{name}-gtk%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: pkgconfig
 
 %description java
 This package contains header files and additional libraries used for
@@ -224,6 +220,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/doc/zbar-%{version}/
 - Move GObject Introspection bindings to -gtk and -gtk-devel subpackages
 - Split libzbar out to zbar-libs subpackage
 - Tighten subpackage deps with %%{_isa}
+- Drop manual requires on pkgconfig and rely on rpm dep extractor
 
 * Mon Aug 01 2022 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 0.23.90-4
 - Only build Java on supported platforms.