diff --git a/rubygem-abstract_method.spec b/rubygem-abstract_method.spec
index 6b0aa75..0cafae0 100644
--- a/rubygem-abstract_method.spec
+++ b/rubygem-abstract_method.spec
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ Version:        1.2.1
 Release:        0
 %define mod_name abstract_method
 %define mod_full_name %{mod_name}-%{version}
-BuildRequires:  ruby-macros >= 5
-BuildRequires:  ruby
-BuildRequires:  rubygem-gem2rpm
+BuildRequires:  ruby(release) rubygems-devel
+# try what happens if we don't have this
+# BuildRequires:  rubygem-gem2rpm
 BuildRequires:       rubygems-devel rubygem(rspec) >= 3 rubygem(did_you_mean)
 Url:            https://github.com/openSUSE/abstract_method
 Source:         http://rubygems.org/gems/%{mod_full_name}.gem