diff --git a/python-blosc.spec b/python-blosc.spec
index d5eb43e..a2ffbba 100644
--- a/python-blosc.spec
+++ b/python-blosc.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Patch4:         0004-Read-os-release-instead-of-using-platform.linux_dist.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  blosc-devel >= 1.16.0
-BuildRequires:  numpy
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-numpy
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-psutil