diff --git a/kexec-tools.spec b/kexec-tools.spec
index a2996945..7ef69a36 100644
--- a/kexec-tools.spec
+++ b/kexec-tools.spec
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ License: GPL-2.0-only
 URL: https://github.com/makedumpfile/makedumpfile
 
 Conflicts: kexec-tools < 2.0.28-5
-Requires(pre): zlib
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: zlib-devel