diff --git a/scripts/browserid.spec b/scripts/browserid.spec
index 5de26324cbe43c94650963e18c0965bb2f115f49..dbb775b981e653ca37ecec8586333c525f18f7c5 100644
--- a/scripts/browserid.spec
+++ b/scripts/browserid.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Source0:       %{name}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 AutoReqProv:   no
 Requires:      openssl nodejs
-BuildRequires: gcc-c++ git jre make npm openssl-devel expat-devel perl perl-JSON perl-Locale-PO
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++ git jre make npm openssl-devel expat-devel
 
 %description
 browserid server & web home for browserid.org