diff --git a/accumulo.spec b/accumulo.spec
index 59efaca..8908b2d 100644
--- a/accumulo.spec
+++ b/accumulo.spec
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ Summary: Shell for %{longproj}
 License: ASL 2.0
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Requires: %{name}-core = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: %{name}-tserver = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description shell
   %{longproj} is a sorted, distributed key/value store based on Google's