diff --git a/freeipa.spec.in b/freeipa.spec.in
index d49f215ad..c9ff8f74e 100755
--- a/freeipa.spec.in
+++ b/freeipa.spec.in
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-libsss_nss_idmap
 BuildRequires:  python3-lxml
 BuildRequires:  python3-netaddr >= %{python_netaddr_version}
 BuildRequires:  python3-netifaces
-BuildRequires:  python3-paste
 BuildRequires:  python3-pki >= %{pki_version}
 BuildRequires:  python3-polib
 BuildRequires:  python3-pyasn1