diff --git a/icinga2.spec b/icinga2.spec
index d88b962b5..5b9a04695 100644
--- a/icinga2.spec
+++ b/icinga2.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Source: %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 URL: http://www.icinga.org/
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
-BuildRequires: asciidoc
 BuildRequires: docbook-simple
 BuildRequires: doxygen
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel